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MODULE 1:LABOURRELATIONSANDDISCIPLINARYPROCEDURES THE BASIC CONDITIONSOF EMPLOYMENT ACT CHAPTER 1

UsetheprovidedtemplatetoMARKYOURANSWERS! 1. A. B. C. D. 2. A. B. C. D. 3. A. B. C. D. 4. A. B. C. D. 5. A. B. C. D. ThepurposeoftheBasicConditionsofEmploymentAct(BCEA)isto...
establishanunemploymentinsurancefundtowhichemployersandemployeescontribute. achieveequityintheworkplacebypromotingequalopportunitiesandfairtreatmentinemployment througheliminationofunfairdiscrimination. toadvanceeconomicdevelopmentandsocialjusticebyfulfillingtheprimaryobjectivesoftheAct. todeveloptheskillsoftheSouthAfricanworkforce.

TheobjectiveoftheBCEAisto...
laydownminimumconditionsofemploymenttoprotectemployeesintheabsenceofcollective agreements. createemploymentopportunities. allowunionsnegotiationpowers. punishemployerswhoabusetheiremployees.

ChaptertwooftheBCEA(regulationofworkingtime)doesnotapplyto...
Seniormanagerialemployees. Salesstaffwhotraveltocustomersandregulatetheirownhoursofwork. Employeeswhoworklessthan24hoursamonth. Alloftheabove

MaryisconsideringworkingfulltimefromMondaytoSaturdayataHairsalon.Accordingto theBCEA,howmanyhoursadayisshesupposedtowork?
9hoursperday 8hoursperday 7hoursperday 6hoursperday

HowmuchsickleavewillMarybeentitledtoinher36monthcycle,afterworkingforthe companyforsixmonth?
36days 30days 26days Noneoftheabove Total:/5

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THE BASIC CONDITIONSOF EMPLOYMENT ACT CHAPTER 1

6. A. B. C. D. 7. A. B. C. D. 8. A. B. C. D. 9. A. B. C. D. 10. A. B. C. D. Paymentinlieuofnoticemeans...
anemployercanpaytheemployeeforthenoticeperiodinsteadofallowingtheemployeetoworkthe noticeperiodontermination. theemployerhastopaytheemployeeseverancepay. theemployeemustgivenoticewhenhe/sheresignsinordertogetpaidontermination. theremunerationthatistaxdeductible.

MarydoesnotnormallyworkonaSundayattheSalon.Whatwouldshegetpaidifshehad toworkonaparticularSunday?
1andhalftimeshernormalremuneration. Doublehernormalremuneration. Normaldailyremuneration. Noneoftheabove.

Section20(1)oftheBCEA,regardingannualleave,statesthatanemployermustgrantan employee21consecutivedaysannualleave.
Thisincludesweekends. Thisisequalto15workingdays. Thisexcludespublicholidays. Alloftheabove.

Anemployermaypayanemployeeforannualleaveinsteadofgrantinghim/hertheactual leave.(BCEA,section20(11))
Yes No Maybe Iftheybothagreetoit. Familyresponsibilityleavedoesnotapplyto... Seniormanagement. Salesrepresentatives. Employeesworkinglessthan4daysperweek. Emergencyworkers. Total:/5

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DISCIPLINARYACTIONANDHEARINGSCHAPTER 2&3

11. A. B. C. D. 12. A. B. C. D. 13. A. B. C. D. 14. A. B. C. D. 15. A. B. C. D.

TheCodeofGoodPracticeondismissal,Schedule8oftheLabourRelationsAct,Section2 (2)recognisesthreelegitimategroundsfortermination.Theyare...
Participationinalawfulstrike. Conductandcapacityoftheemployeeaswellasoperationalrequirementoftheemployer. Notadheringtoabargainingcouncilagreement. Alloftheabove.

Whencananemployerinstitutedisciplinaryaction?
Whentheemployerwantstodismissanemployee. Whenanemployernolongerneedstheservicesoftheemployee. Whenthebreachoftherulecantbeignoredoroverlookedandcounsellinghasalsofailedto achievethedesiredaffect. Noneoftheabove.

Thepurposeofdisciplinaryactionisto...
preventemployeesfrommakingmistakes. punishanemployee. correctunacceptablebehaviourandtocreatecertaintyandconsistencyintheapplicationof discipline. dismissanemployee.

Misconductis...
thedeliberateornegligentbreachofalegitimateandknownrequirement,ruleorregulation. whenanemployeeislateforwork. whenanemployeerefusestoperformtotherequiredstandard. Alloftheabove.

Insubordinationiswhen...
anemployeerefusestocleanhis/heroffice. anemployeerefusestotakeordersfromaseniormanager. anemployeetakescompanypropertyhomewithoutpermission. anemployeesexuallyharasseshis/hercolleague. Total:/5

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DISCIPLINARYACTIONANDHEARINGSCHAPTER 2&3

16. A. B. C. 17. A. B. C. D. 18. A. B. C. D. 19. A. B. C. D. 20. A. B. C. D.

TheLabourRelationsActclarifiesthatifthereasonfordismissalisbasedontheinherent requirementsofthejob,thenitisnotanunfairdismissal.Thus,isitfairtodismissan employeebasedontheirage,iftheemployeehasreachedretirementage?

Yes No Sometimes

Whichoftheitemsbelowaredealtwithbymeansofadisciplinaryprocess?
Misconductandincompetence Incapacity Thereachingofapensionableage Retrenchmentsandredundancies

Constructivedismissaliswhen...
anemployeerefusesdobedismissed. theemployeeresignswithorwithoutnoticebecausetheemployermadecontinuedemployment intolerableorunbearable. anemployeeisdismissedwithoutahearing. Alloftheabove.

Whenanemployeedeliverspoorperformancehe/shemaybedismissedonthebasisof...
misconduct. incapacity. operationalrequirement. Noneoftheabove.

Proceduralfairnessisachievedwhen...
thereisadherencetothedisciplinarypolicyguidelines,commonpracticeandthelabourlaws. therewasafairreasonfordismissal. thecorrectdisciplinaryprocedureswerefollowedandfairnessrelatingtotheprocessofdismissing. thecodeofconductoftheorganisationwasfollowed. Total:/5

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DISCIPLINARYACTIONANDHEARINGSCHAPTER 2&3

21. A. B. C. D. 22. A. B. C. D. 23. A. B. C. D. 24. A. B. C. D. 25. A. B. C. D.

Pendingahearinganemployeemayberelievedfromhis/herdutiesonfullpaytoprevent thehamperingoftheinvestigation.Theemployeeshouldthenbegiven...
anoticetoattendadisciplinaryhearing. anoticeofsuspensionandanoticetoattendadisciplinaryhearing. awrittenwarning. counselling.

Aggravatingcircumstancesarethosefactorsthatmaypersuadethechairpersonto impose...
alighterpenalty nopenalty somepenalty aharsherpenalty

Whendecidingonasanctionthechairpersonshouldconsiderthefollowingfactors...
seriousnessoftheoffence. mitigatingandaggravatingcircumstances currentrelationshipbetweenemployerandemployee Alloftheabove

Examplesofnondismissibleoffencesare...
Latecomingfirstoffence,sleepingonduty,insubordinationandverbalabuse. Fraud,theftandgrossdishonesty. Sexualharassmentandassault. Deliberatedamagetocompanyproperty.

Whenconductingahearinginaprocedurallyfairmannerallowancehastobemadefor...
witnessstatementsandcrossexamination. statementofcasesonbothsides. propercontroloverthehearingincludingconsiderationtoculturalandlinguisticfactors. Alloftheabove. Total:/5

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BARGAININGCOUNCILSCHAPTER 4
26. A. B. C. D. 27. A. B. C. D. 28. A. B. C. D. 29. A. B. C. D. 30. A. B. C. D. TheprimaryfunctionofaBargainingCouncilisto...
negotiatewageincreases. concludecollectiveagreements. negotiatemattersofmutualinterest. identifypartiestoabargainingcouncil.

Statutorycouncilsmaybecomebargainingcouncils.
True False Sometime Maybe

Partiestoabargainingcouncilinclude:
Theemployersorganisationorassociation Unionrepresentatives Employees AandB

Acollectiveagreementis...
awrittenagreementconcerningtermsandconditionsofemployment. awrittenagreementconcerningtermsandconditionsofemploymentoranymatterofmutual interest. anemploymentcontractbetweenemployerandemployee. Noneoftheabove

TheprimaryfunctionoftheCCMAisto...
conciliateworkplacedisputesandarbitratecertaincategoriesofdisputesthatremainunresolved afterconciliation. conductelectionsandballots. concludecollectiveagreements. representorganisedlabour. Total:/5 TotalforModule1FormativeAssignment:30

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