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Posted by Ian Ollis on Monday, February 28, 2011,
The Daily Maverick - 27 February 2011
Holding unions and their members responsible for
violence and damage during a legal strike is nothing new. Numerous
precedents exist – most notably in soccer. Unions oppose such
responsibilities as too costly. Well, as the saying goes, if you can’t
do the time, don’t do the crime.
Unfortunately for politicians, we don’t always get
the journalists we wish for, and quite frankly we mostly just get to
suck it up. ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Tuesday, January 4, 2011,
Farzana Rasool - ITWeb Draft amendments to labour-related Acts, which could see the banning of
labour broking, are set to cost SA millions of jobs, says the DA. However,
Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has endorsed the amendments,
saying labour broking is a new form of slavery and needs to be banned
completely. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the amendments
pander to interest groups that are only interested in protecting their
members, and have no concern for the plight of the maj... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Monday, December 20, 2010,
Press Release: 19 December 2010
The
Democratic Alliance notes that draft amendments to the Labour Relations
Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act and Employment Equity Act, as
well as a new piece of proposed legislation, the Public Employment
Services Bill, have been published in the government gazette on Friday.
The
DA believes that creating a vibrant, growing economy must be at the
heart of efforts to address unemployment and alleviate poverty in South
Africa. We believe that the st... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Monday, December 20, 2010,
Press Release The Democratic Alliance notes that draft amendments
to the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act and
Employment Equity Act, as well as a new piece of proposed legislation,
the Public Employment Services Bill, have been published in the
government gazette on Friday. The DA believes that creating a
vibrant, growing economy must be at the heart of efforts to address
unemployment and alleviate poverty in South Africa. We believe that the
state has a responsi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Tuesday, October 5, 2010,
Press Release
Note to editors: The following statement accompanies a press conference held in Parliament this morning.
The Democratic Alliance will today submit a Private Members Legislative
Proposal to Parliament, which will seek to protect non-striking workers
and the general public from violence and intimidation, and to protect
public and private property from malicious destruction during strike
action. The legislation would make unions liable for, amongst others,
penalties and dama... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Tuesday, October 5, 2010,
A pdf of the text below can be downloaded here.
SUBMISSION AS
PRIVATE MEMBERS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
SUBMITTED BY IAN
MICHAEL OLLIS, MP
DA SPOKESPERSON
FOR LABOUR
1 October 2010
To amend the Labour Relations Act 1995 (Act 66 of 1995 as
amended) so as to provide for the accountability of unions in the event
of destruction of property, violence and intimidation by union members.
Memorandum
Notice
is hereby given of the introduction of ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, September 2, 2010,
23 August 2010 - Source: IOL
As the SACP defended itself from Cosatu's criticism that its support for
the public sector strike was lukewarm, the DA said the law should be
changed to allow for unions to be fined if members destroyed property or
put lives at risk.
SACP spokesman Malesela Maleka called for cool heads yesterday, urging
Cosatu to forge unity in the tripartite alliance instead of "flinging
irritable insults".
The SACP's statement came after the Sunday Tribune reported that ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, September 2, 2010,
Press Release: 22 August 2010The
Democratic Alliance (DA) will be proposing an amendment to the Labour
Relations Act to enable penalties in the form of fines to be imposed
upon unions, or indeed any party to a strike, if a member of those
parties, such as a union member, does not follow prescribed good
practice during legitimate strike actions. We shall be submitting a
Private Members Bill in this regard.
The right to strike is enshrined in our constitution and is one of
the most ess... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Wednesday, August 11, 2010,
8 August 2010 - Source: Politics LIVE
The cabinet is weighing four amendments to South African labour legislation that are so poorly drafted they may actually destroy, rather than create jobs, says the DA.
The cabinet is weighing a package of four labour law amendments the
would destroy, rather than create jobs, the Democratic Alliance says.
The bills, which are intended in part to constrain or to limit labour
broking, have not been formally tabled, but DA labour spokesman Ian
Ollis says...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, July 22, 2010,
By Farzana Rasool, ITWeb journalist. Johannesburg, 30 Jun 2010
The year-end deadline for signing a Labour Relations Act (LRA) Bill into law may not be met.
Amendments are being made to the LRA,
specifically regarding labour broking and its possible ban or
regulation. “No amendments have yet been finalised. The Committee
has made recommendations that will be effected by the Department of
Labour as soon as the report adopted by the Committee is given a green
light by... Continue reading ...
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