M.Com. (Industrial Relations) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

M.Comm. (Business Management) / Labour relations address all the factors influencing the worker in the workplace. A great number of factors can be identified. It is not feasible to discuss all the influences in this essay. The historic facts which lead to the foundation of Roodepoort are important to the workers and management as the chain of events sets the tone which is necessary for all parties to appreciate the culture and mission of Roodepoort. After examining the existing organisational,structure, the present state of affairs and trends of labour relations are discussed. The purpose of the investigation is defined and leads to the discussion of a critical evaluation of the present system. It also comprises a philosophic view of the character of Roodepoort and the influences of christianity, socialism and capitalism on the Council's thoughts, beliefs and policies. The mission, labour and trade union profile, strategic strengths, weaknesses of Roodepoort and the opportunities and external threats are also outlined. A master plan is developed which focuses on short and long term solutions.

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Thesis (DCom (Labour Relations))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Human Resource Management / DCom / unrestricted

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M.A. (Industrial Relations) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

M.Phil. (Labour Law and Employment Relations) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

M.A. (Industrial Relations) / The objective of this study is to examine the way in which the traditional role of the supervisor in South African industry is changing in the context of the social, political and economic transformation of the country. Because the author is on an overseas posting for the duration of the study period, it is not possible to conduct empirical research of any depth. Therefore, the dissertation is mainly a literature study based on the historical and present development of labour relations and the changing role of the supervisor. Where possible, the literature study is supplemented by unstructured interviews with training, personnel and industrial relations managers, supervisors and trade union representatives and workers in Scotland, Kenya and South Africa. It will be found that the changes to the position and role of the first line supervisors in the USA, UK, and Germany are more extensive than in South Africa. However, there is clear evidence that the management of South African firms are realising the advantages of long term strategies of empowering their employees, sharing information, and of good training and development programmes. within this context the study will establish that the role and position of the South African supervisor is indeed changing. It will also be pointed out that a significant problem facing firms in the "new" south Africa is a shortage of managers who are not only trained within their own sphere of work, but who are capable of recognising the role they and their subordinates play in the labour relations climate of their firm. The supervisor, at the interface between management, workers and shop stewards, is a key actor responsible for shaping and maintaining the firm's labour and human relations...

M.A. (Industrial Relations) / This study investigates the impact of and the necessity for the Corporate Social Responsibility program of the South African Breweries. The State President's announcements on 2 February 1990 have not only affected the whole of the Republic of South Africa, but also the essence and structure of the SAB. The necessity for sound corporate identity and investment programs, especially as directed towards the creation of better living conditions and a higher qualify of life for all people, is discussed against the background of transformational policy changes as well as contributions by and demands from groupings such as the ANC-COSATU-SACP alliance. The concepts of social co-responsibility and organisational involvement are emphasised and recommendations are made and policy guidelines suggested which would enable SAB to become more dynamic and to function more effectively interculturally in a changed South Africa. Attention is drawn to the value of the social contract between employers and trade unions which can benefit both parties as well as the broader community.

"November 2003" / Bibliography: leaves 354-383. / 385 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / "This thesis investigates South African industrial relations through a case study of the implementation of a pilot dock labour Scheme in the port of Durban (between 1994-2001) which was part of the Transport and General Workers Union's (TGWU) proposed National Dock Labour Scheme (NDLS). The case study is selected to examine dock workers in the port of Durban, Africa's largest container port." -- SYNOPSIS / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, School of Social Sciences, Discipline of Labour Studies and Dept. of Social Inquiry, 2004

The inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa after the first-ever democratic elections, in many ways marked the end of official apartheid and the beginning of new times in the country's history. For the labour movement it became imperative to entrench its position during this period of transition, even under an ANC led government. Despite securing a relatively labour-friendly macro-economic policy early on in the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), the next few years were to see a more pronounced decline in the influence of labour in the South African political economy. The marginalisation of labour did not, however, result in an absolute dismissal of labour's concerns, but saw a particularly narrow conception of "labour relations" being articulated, characteristic in government priority support of business elements over transformatory ideals. This paper explores the pressures and strains for labour under the new democratic dispensation by specifically examining the factors that bring about the emasculation of labour. The decline of labour is examined in three levels. Characteristic in all three levels is the hegemony of neo-liberalism that manifest in the international political economy, the South African, as well as workplace specific contexts. Firstly, the hegemony of neo-liberalism globally is examined. Individual states under pressure from the prevailing international system pressure states to adopt increasing economic liberalisation. The implications of the neo-liberal hegemony on the trade union movement globally are also considered. Secondly, the domestic variables that account for the decline in labour are considered. This is largely the domain of the institutional, policy, organisational and ideological shift in "labour relations" in South Africa. Thirdly, changes at the level of the workplace as a result of neo-liberal iii ascendancy are examined. The revival of a much more progressive labour movement, it is argued, has to consider the nature of all these limiting factors, and recast itself into a much more "flexible" trade unionism. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2001.