Over many decades, the growth of the South African trade union movement has seen a gallant struggle and an amazing evolution.
The 1973 Durban strikes brought into sharp focus the titanic battle to secure worker rights, a minimum floor of conditions of employment and recognition for any trade union to represent their members and to bargain to improve wages, benefits and other conditions of employment.
Trade Union density
Research has shown that workers employed in the South African economy and in the public service have a union density of 23%, meaning that about 77% of workers employed do not belong to a union and thus employers can determine the conditions of employment and wages as they see fit.
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Parliament has announced the extension of the public comment period on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill until 5 March 2021.
Legal firm ENSAfrica says that the bill is important as it seeks to amend a number of clauses in the current Employment Equity Act (EEA) in an effort to speed up transformation.
“The main thrust of the amendments is to increase substantive compliance with the objects and provisions of Chapter III of the EEA which deal with affirmative action measure,” it said.
“According to the Commission for Employment Equity, the implementation of the affirmative action provisions in the EEA, has been slow.