How often Strikes, lock-outs and picketing is asked
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papers asked it
avg 30 marks · last May 2026
Worth 2–10 marks when it appears as a written question, plus 9 multiple-choice items.
Where it was asked
The questions
May/Jun 2023, Q4(a)6 marks
Better Prices employs workers who are hired to deliver furniture to customers in all the townships of Pretoria, with deliveries normally occurring from Monday to Friday each week. Better Prices then instructs its employees to also start working on Saturdays and Sundays in order to keep up with an increasing workload. The employees object, submitting that they play football on Saturdays and that others attend church on Sundays, and that they therefore cannot work over weekends. On the first weekend after receiving this instruction, all of Better Prices' employees fail to report for duty. Define the conduct of the Better Prices employees who, on the first weekend after being instructed to work Saturdays and Sundays, all failed to report for duty.
May/Jun 2023, Q4(b)6 marks
Better Prices employs workers who are hired to deliver furniture to customers in all the townships of Pretoria, with deliveries normally occurring from Monday to Friday each week. Better Prices then instructs its employees to also start working on Saturdays and Sundays in order to keep up with an increasing workload. The employees object, submitting that they play football on Saturdays and that others attend church on Sundays, and that they therefore cannot work over weekends. On the first weekend after receiving this instruction, all of Better Prices' employees fail to report for duty. Discuss the circumstances under which the Labour Relations Act prohibits the conduct engaged in by the Better Prices employees who failed to report for duty over the weekend.
May/Jun 2023, Q4(c)8 marks
Better Prices employs workers who are hired to deliver furniture to customers in all the townships of Pretoria, with deliveries normally occurring from Monday to Friday each week. Better Prices then instructs its employees to also start working on Saturdays and Sundays in order to keep up with an increasing workload. The employees object, submitting that they play football on Saturdays and that others attend church on Sundays, and that they therefore cannot work over weekends. On the first weekend after receiving this instruction, all of Better Prices' employees fail to report for duty. In furthering their action, the Better Prices employees decide to picket and to garner support for their action, and they request access to the workplace for this purpose. List the factors that the CCMA must consider when deciding whether to grant this access.
May/Jun 2022, Q4(i)6 marks
Forward With Workers ("FWW") represents a majority of employees at Genuine Leather Accessories ("GLA"). GLA has proposed to abolish the transport allowance paid to employees who work on weekends, submitting that these employees already receive overtime payment and also work during the day, and that it can no longer afford to pay the allowance. Without informing GLA, employees who are members of FWW decide to stop working on weekends. Define the type of industrial action taken by the FWW members who decided to stop working on weekends.
May/Jun 2022, Q4(ii)6 marks
Forward With Workers ("FWW") represents a majority of employees at Genuine Leather Accessories ("GLA"). GLA has proposed to abolish the transport allowance paid to employees who work on weekends, submitting that these employees already receive overtime payment and also work during the day, and that it can no longer afford to pay the allowance. Without informing GLA, employees who are members of FWW decide to stop working on weekends. Mention the circumstances under which the type of industrial action identified above would be prohibited.
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