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Corporate Governance and Compliance vis-à-

vis Employee Rights in Terms of the

Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 of South Africa

By Advocate Sehapi Motloung (Free State Bar)

INTRODUCTION:

1.1 I write this article cognisant that my shareholders, while downplaying the
perspective is largely based on the role of the labour force in the process.
South African experience. However, I

know that the processes of Mediation
and Arbitration set out in the South
African Labour Relations Act 66 of
1995 as amended, were adopted by

the SADC and are applicable in the
neighbouring countries, although
the effectiveness thereof cannot be
overplayed. This is mostly because of

the capital concentration in the South
African market with a high unionization
rate of the labour force.

1.2 I will be approaching governance

and compliance as it relates to the
workforce in particular. Most of
the material available tends to put
emphasis on corporate governance

in the context of a return to the

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