LABOUR RELATIONS AMENDMENT ACT SIGNED INTO LAW

The Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2014 has been signed into law by the President. The date on which the amendments will become effective is, however, yet to be announced, and will be fixed by proclamation in the Government Gazette. We expect that this is likely to happen quite soon. Some of the changes in the Amendment Act relate to Organisational Rights, Strikes & Lock-outs (but excluding the controversial topic of pre-strike ballots), Dispute Resolution and Dismissals.