COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN

THE SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLIC SECTOR

EXECUTIVE SUMMERY

This article considers collective bargaining in the public sector. It traces the historical development of collective bargaining in the public sector within the context of the changing South African state: this being from the “apartheid” state to a democratically elected state.  It then analyses the legal framework governing the management of labour relations.  These developments are compared with international trends and developments. The article proceeds to examine the impact of “post apartheid” legislation on collective bargaining and the efficiency of collective bargaining structures established in the public sector.  Finally the article considers how the budgeting process impacts on collective bargaining in the public sector.

These core themes that are explored in the article are analysed in the context of the move by the South African state to radically decentralse the power of managers in the public sector and the concomitant decentralisation of the budgetary processes. (continue reading…)

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INTRODUCTION
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