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Bargaining Benchmarks | September 2021

Our series of benchmarks will help trade union negotiators to enter into bargaining processes as informed role players.

4 years ago

Towards a partnership of equals: Lessons learned in transnational solidarity

by Sahra Ryklief labour movement / trade union solidarity / workers' education

The keystone to international solidarity is crafting a concerted response to the power relationship which invariably underlies all acts of solidarity.

4 years ago

Are we ready for platform co-operatives in South Africa?

by Ratula Beukman collective bargaining suport / domestic workers / labour law / organise / platform economy / worker co-operatives

Can worker-owned co-operatives get a grip on the digital economy and contribute to helping our communities end their socio-economic struggles?

4 years ago

Effective information management in trade unions: Four possible measures to try

by George Mthethwa collective bargaining agreements / collective bargaining support / databases / information management / trade union development

Unions can benefit from a more conscious approach to managing collective bargaining agreements information.

4 years ago

The economic cost of sexual harassment in the workplace

by LRS gender equality / gender pay gap / POPI Act / sexual harassment

As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month, Johan Botes of Baker McKenzie explores the findings of a new report highlighting the economic costs of sexual harassment and suggests ways in which the situation could be changed.

4 years ago

Bargaining Monitor – Wage outcomes in the past six months

by George Mthethwa bargaining monitor / collective bargaining support / negotiate / wages

Despite the state of the economy and the Covid-19 health crisis, unions have managed to negotiate above-inflation wage increases.

4 years ago

10 key findings from the 2021 Global Rights Index

by LRS collective bargaining / ITUC Global Rights Index / violence at work / workers’ rights

Abuses of the right to strike, the right to establish and join a trade union, the right to trade union activities and civil liberties and the right to free speech and assembly are at an eight-year high, according to the ITUC’s annual Global Rights Index.

Inflation Monitor | MAY 2021

by LRS collective bargaining support / CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / inflation rate / negotiate

The headline inflation rate in May 2021 accelerated to 5.2 % year on year. The prices of food, transport, public transport and administered prices continue to drive inflation. Remember that inflation statistics refer to the past twelve months, while wage increases refer to the months to come.

4 years ago

The future of retail in Zambia – How are workers affected by technological changes?

by Dr Salomé Teuteberg future of work / retail sector / shop steward alliance support / transforming corporate governance / Zambia

Vasco Mainza, Regional Chairperson of the National Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers says the union is particularly alarmed by the increasing uptake of flexible work in retail.

4 years ago

Worker rights: Wages and conditions of employment

by LRS conditions of employment / shop stewards / wages / workers' education / workers’ rights

A shop steward’s guide to finding out who is covered by bargaining council agreements, sectoral determinations and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.