Vonnisbespreking : Stakingstemmings : oplossing en raaisels deur die Arbeidsappèlhof National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa v Mahle Behr SA (Pty) Ltd (Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union as Amicus Curiae) 2020 41 ILJ 2093 (AAH)

dc.contributor.authorVan Eck, B.P.S. (Stefan)
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-08T07:54:55Z
dc.date.available2021-11-08T07:54:55Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) was amended at the beginning of 2019 to encourage trade unions to include a provision in their constitutions requiring a strike ballot. The transitional arrangements contained in the Labour Relations Amendment Act 8 of 2018 direct that in the absence of such a provision in any trade union’s constitution, the trade union “must” conduct a secret ballot prior to the strike. The LRA contains seemingly contradictory provisions in this regard. Based on the transitional arrangements, the Labour Court has issued interdicts against strikes on a number of occasions based on the absence of secret ballots. However, in National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa v Mahle Behr SA (Pty) Ltd, Murphy, Acting Judge of Appeal of the Labour Appeal Court, overturned these decisions and held that the absence of a secret ballot has no influence on the protected or unprotected status of a strike. This decision brings much needed certainty regarding the interpretation of the LRA. However, the question remains whether this decision was arrived at correctly and whether it has resolved all outstanding issues regarding strike ballots. In this contribution I argue that the Labour Appeal Court came to the correct conclusion, but I also identify outstanding questions regarding secret ballots and suggest a number of solutions to these problems.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMercantile Lawen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.litnet.co.za/category/akademies/litnet-akademiesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Eck, S. 2020, 'Vonnisbespreking: Stakingstemmings: Oplossing en raaisels deur die Arbeidsappèlhof National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa v Mahle Behr SA (Pty) Ltd (Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union as Amicus Curiae) 2020 41 ILJ 2093 (AAH)', LitNet Akademies, vol. 17. no. 3, pp. 1027-1039.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1995-5928 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/82585
dc.language.isoAfrikaansen_ZA
dc.publisherLitNeten_ZA
dc.rights© Litneten_ZA
dc.subjectConstitutional courten_ZA
dc.subjectConstitutional right to strikeen_ZA
dc.subjectInterdicten_ZA
dc.subjectLabour Appeal Courten_ZA
dc.subjectLabour Courten_ZA
dc.subjectLabour Relations Acten_ZA
dc.subjectProtected strikeen_ZA
dc.subjectSecret balloten_ZA
dc.subjectStrike balloten_ZA
dc.subjectTrade unionen_ZA
dc.subjectUnprotected strikeen_ZA
dc.subjectArbeidsappelhofen_ZA
dc.subjectArbeidshofen_ZA
dc.subjectBeskermde stakingen_ZA
dc.subjectGeheime stemmingen_ZA
dc.subjectGrondwethofen_ZA
dc.subjectGrondwetlike reg om te staaken_ZA
dc.subjectOnbeskermde stakingen_ZA
dc.subjectInterdiken_ZA
dc.subjectStakingstemmingen_ZA
dc.subjectVakbonden_ZA
dc.subjectWet op Arbeidsverhoudingeen_ZA
dc.titleVonnisbespreking : Stakingstemmings : oplossing en raaisels deur die Arbeidsappèlhof National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa v Mahle Behr SA (Pty) Ltd (Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union as Amicus Curiae) 2020 41 ILJ 2093 (AAH)en_ZA
dc.title.alternativeStrike ballots : solution and riddles by the Labour Appeal Courten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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