Product Description
Special Features
The MUST KNOW boxes that follow most sections in the book provide a valuable quick-reference to and oversight of the contents of the topic.
Additionally they provide an alternative means of access to the content, which is accessible through an Index and a detailed Table of Contents.
Foreword by Nerine Kahn, Director of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (the CCMA).
Endorsements for the first edition
“…clear, simple and understandable…. This book will be valuable not only to lawyers and students of contract law but also to practitioners, trade unions, employers and employees in equal measure. I am sure it will be welcomed by all.”
— Thandi Orleyn, Former Director – CCMA
“Unlike the laws, the book is written in simple English. …It will prove valuable to lawyers, students of contract law, as well as unions, employers and employees.”
Business Day
“Written with refreshing lucidity and accessibility.”
Daily News
“… few employers and employees appear to be aware of the content of the common law. Chris Todd writes in a clear, coherent manner, providing a good overview of many key areas of employment contracts. Despite the constraints of the introductory nature of the book he manages to capture the essence of important principles and explain them in sufficient detail…. It is highly recommended for use by students, employers, employees, trade unions, employers’ organisations and practitioners in the field of labour relations.”
in a review by Craig Bosch, ILJ
“With the recent sweeping changes in labour legislation and quick pace of developments in case law, the need for a concise and practical guide to employment law in the workplace has never been greater. This book meets that need. It is clearly structured for easy use and is fully up to date. It is ideal for personnel and human resources professionals, trade unionists and students who want to grasp the essentials of the subject quickly and thoroughly.”
— Evance Kalula, Professor and Director, Institute of Development and Labour Law, University of Cape Town
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Table of Cases
Introduction
1 Regulation by Statute
2 Working Hours
3 Leave
4 Particulars of Employment and Remuneration
5 Termination
6 Variation of Basic Conditions of Employment
7 Monitoring, Enforcement and Legal Proceedings
8 Executive Contracts
9 Confidentiality and Restraints of Trade
10 Trade Unions
11 Changing the Contract of Employment
12 Other Legislation Impacting on the Employment Relationship
Appendices
Index
About the Authors
Chris Todd has a Latin honours degree from the University of Cape Town and a degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He has practised as an attorney at Bowman Gilfillan Inc in Johannesburg since January 1996, focusing on employment law and public law. He provides advice on all aspects of employment contracts, collective bargaining disputes, and strikes and lock-outs, as well as the employment implications of corporate transactions. He is also the author of Collective Bargaining Law in the same series
Talita Laubscher has a B Iuris and LLB from the University of the Free State and an LLM from Emory University, Atlanta, USA. She is a director of Bowman Gilfillan Inc and has practiced employment law since 2001. She advises on all aspects of employment law, and is particularly interested in issues of discrimination, sexual harassment and HIV in employment, as well as the employment consequences of corporate transactions and issues related to data protection in the employment context.
Book Specifications
| Author | Chris Todd & Talita Laubscher |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-1-920025-17-5 |
| Publication Date | 1 Mar 2008 |
| Target Market | Industrial relations professionals, Human resources managers and officers, Union officials, Line managers, Students of labour law, Non-labour-specialist lawyers, Managers, Directors, Employers, Employees, Small Business Enterprises, Farmers |