Category: Articles

3 years ago

Five tips for negotiating at informal economy forums

Collective negotiations can protect workers from the worst impacts of informalisation.

3 years ago

A trade union guide to retrenchment law and processes

by LRS labour law / negotiate / retrenchment / trade union strategies

Understanding retrenchment law is a base upon which worker leaders can build strategies for saving jobs and supporting workers when retrenchments are unavoidable.

3 years ago

Six bargaining strategies for the future

by LRS collective bargaining / fourth industrial revolution / future of work / gig economy / industry 4.0 / trade union strategies

Trade unions are not powerless when it comes to influencing the future of work and shaping the reality of work.

3 years ago

Workers’ Day 2022: In praise of worker leaders in South Africa and beyond

by Trenton Elsely bargain / negotiate / organise / worker leaders / workers' day

On this Workers’ Day, the Labour Research Service praises elected worker leaders and give a voice to these courageous comrades by sharing their stories of being a worker leader.

3 years ago

What is happening with inflation, and what does it mean for wage negotiations?

by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / negotiate / Negotiator's Guide

The trade union negotiator’s checklist for dealing with inflation in wage increases.

3 years ago

Wage Bargaining Review | 2021

by LRS Actual Wage Rates Database / collective bargaining agreements / wage bargaining / wage bargaining review

This report provides insights into wage trends across industries and unions to aid negotiators in preparing for bargaining.

3 years ago

Three steps to take and save jobs before the start of a retrenchment process

by LRS collective bargaining support / covid-19 / negotiate / Negotiator's Guide / retrenchment / trade union strategies

Trade unions can intervene and try to tackle problems in companies before a Section 189 notice is issued.

3 years ago

What you need to know about negotiating better conditions at work

by LRS collective bargaining support / conditions of employment / labour law / minimum wages / Negotiator's Guide / occupational health and safety / wages

A framework for negotiating conditions at work, no matter where the workplace is located, no matter what the status of workers, and no matter how unorganised workers are.

3 years ago

Five workplace problem scenarios and the labour laws to use

by LRS bargain / discrimination / employment contract / labour laws / retrenchment / unfair dismissal

From retrenchment and unfair dismissal to discrimination and a company that makes unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment of workers, which labour laws for which problems?

3 years ago