The role and rights of the shop stewards storyboard1
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- In this scenario, workers joined a trade union from their workplace.
- now that we joined a trade union, we have to elect our shop steward!
- in this scenario, employees called a meeting to vote and elect their shop steward.
- Khayone received most votes, we elect him to be our shop steward
- in this scenario, Nqobile is 15 minutes late from his break. When he got back his manager fired him.
- please pack your stuff and leave, you are fired!
- According to section 4 of the Labour Relations Act employees have a right to freedom of association, a right to join a trade union. A trade union defends and defends and advances the interests of its members on matters like working environment conditions like pay, working hours, and employee rights, particularly engagements with employees.
- In this scenario, Nqobile explains to his colleague Okuhle that he just got fired by his manager.
- A shop steward is an employee that is elected by other employees who belongs to a trade union in the workplace to represent them. A shop steward help represent employees who feel that their right have been violated, they listen to worker's interests.
- In this scenario, Okuhle suggests that Nqobile must report his issue to their shop steward.
- The manager did follow the correct steps. according to the disciplinary code, because this is his first offence the manager is suppose to give him his first written warning, firing him is extreme. According to the Code of Good Practice in dismissals firing an employee of first offence that is not serious in unjustified.
- In this scenario, Nqobile approaches his shop steward and informs him of what had transpired
- According to Labour Relations Act Nqobile should not be dismissed as this is his first offence and is not a very serious offence like assualt, theft, etc
- I just got fired.
- Nqobile what's up? you don't look okay.
- The role of the shop steward is to represent employees, can either be a group of employees or an individual that has issues with the management or who are facing disciplinary action
- How about you report your case to Khayone our shop steward
- The shop steward asks Nqobile to go home and promises to go and speak to the manager and investigate his case, the shop steward promises that he will call Nqobile for feedback.
- good afternoon Khayone, may I please have a word with you?
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