Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Labour Market and Human Resource Development for Job Creation Social Plan3. Principles |
| 1) | The NEDLAC parties have committed themselves to the following principles which define the social plan approach: |
| 2) | A social plan approach is applicable where there is a threat of large scale retrenchments which impact on sectoral, regional or national interests. |
| 3) | The social plan approach aims to ameliorate the social and economic impact for individuals, regions and the economy. |
| 4) | A social plan approach promotes negotiation about threats to employment security and measures which can be taken to avoid employment decline. |
| 5) | A social plan approach is essential in cases where there is a reasonable possibility that alternatives could be developed to save jobs. |
| 6) | The nature of the social plan approach |
| 7) | A social plan comprises a basket of instruments characterised by focused programmes directed at achieving short, medium and long term goals. |
| 8) | A social plan approach requires the participation of labour, government and business and will involve interventions at various levels, |
| 9) | The social plan approach is subject to the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and the Code of Good Practice on Dismissals for Operational Requirements. |
| 10) | While the social plan approach will assist parties with appropriate measures and in obtaining government assistance, it does not prevent them from pursuing alternative strategies to achieve the same goals. |