Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Codes of Good Practice

Collective Bargaining, Industrial Action and Picketing

Part E :  Picketing

35. General rights, obligations and immunity
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(1)A person who takes part in a picket protected in terms of the Act does not commit a delicl or a breach of contract. This means that the employer may not sue a person or a union for damages caused by a picket held in compliance with section 69 of the Act and the applicable picketing rules.

 

(2)The employer may not take disciplinary action against an employee for participating in a picket in compliance with section 69 of the Act and the applicable picketing rules. If an employee's conduct during a picket constitutes misconduct the employer may take disciplinary action in accordance with the Act