Grogan, J. Workplace Law. – 14th ed – Juta, 2025.

ISBN: 9781485154297

Publishers Description:

"First published in 1996, Workplace Law has become one of the most widely used and frequently quoted text books on South African labour law. This 14th edition has been revised and supplemented to incorporate the latest case law, as well as recent amendments to labour legislation. Workplace Law provides a complete overview of issues that have arisen and are likely to arise on the shop floor, in court and in arbitration proceedings – from unfair labour practices, through employment equity, dismissal and collective bargaining, to strikes. Students, HR and IR practitioners, lawyers, employers, employees and trade union officials will find this updated, comprehensive and reliable work a convenient and indispensable guide to a complex and fascinating area of law. Workplace Law is also available in electronic form in Juta’s Labour Law Library, where it is updated quarterly. John Grogan BA(Hons)(Rhodes), B Iuris LLB (SA), LLM PhD (Rhodes) brought the experience gleaned from a quarter of a century’s involvement in labour law to bear on the production of this book. One of the most prolific and respected commentators on South African labour law, he has been involved in the teaching or practice of law in various capacities since 1987. Having left his position as Head and Professor of Law at Rhodes University to enter private practice as an advocate, Dr Grogan has been involved in many important cases as counsel, judge or arbitrator. He is also the author of Employment Rights, Dismissal, Collective Labour Law and Labour Litigation and Dispute Resolution, as well as of innumerable articles, and has served as acting judge in the Labour and High Courts and as senior commissioner of the CCMA and a number of bargaining councils."

Content: Part A – Sources Chapter 1: Introduction Part B – The Individual Employment Relationship Chapter 2: The parties to the employment relationship Chapter 3: The individual contract of employment Chapter 4: Basic conditions of employment Part C – Unfair Labour Practices And Employment Equity Chapter 5: Unfair labour practices Chapter 6: Unfair discrimination Chapter 7: Affirmative action Part D – Discipline And Dismissal Chapter 8: Workplace discipline Chapter 9: Forms of dismissal Chapter 10: Dismissal under the LRA Chapter 11: Automatically unfair dismissals Chapter 12: Dismissal for misconduct: Fair reason Chapter 13: Dismissal for misconduct: Fair procedure Chapter 14: Dismissal for poor work performance, incompatibility and incapacity Chapter 15: Dismissal for operational requirements Chapter 16: Remedies Chapter 17: Closures, mergers and sales of businesses Part E – Collective Labour Law Chapter 18: Collective labour law: An introduction Chapter 19: Bargaining agents Chapter 20: Bargaining forums Chapter 21: The bargaining process Chapter 22: Collective agreements Part F – Industrial Action Chapter 23: Strikes and protest action Chapter 24: Dismissal of unprotected strikers Chapter 25: Lock-outs Part G – Forums And Procedures Chapter 26: Dispute resolution Table of cases Subject index