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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
>> Mission: About us
| Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
| Our teamThe Labour Law 4.0 niche is led by Darcy du Toit, a professor emeritus at UWC and former dean of UWC Law Faculty, and Paul Benjamin, an extraordinary professor at UWC. They are assisted by, among others, Ratula Beukman, Roger Ronnie and Fairuz Mullagee. Read more ... |
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Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
>> Newsroom: Latest headlines
 | NEWS: UWC testing SA’s first online labour law program | By Ratula Beukman and Roger Ronnie In an exciting new initiative, the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) has partnered with Arbeidsmarktresearch UvA BV (ARR), a unit at the University of Amsterdam which has developed an interactive programme offering individualised information on workers’ rights, in adapting this programme to the South African context. |
 | BLOGS: COVID-19: Worker's rights and the public interest | By Darcy du Toit Sooner or later, all pandemics are brought to an end. But, until then, they can cause huge damage to society, as COVID-19 is showing day by day. And none are more at risk than non-standard or “precarious” workers – casual workers, independent contractors, all those doing jobs without security of employment and benefits, who generally fall outside the protection of labour law. |
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News: UWC testing SA’s first online labour law program | By Ratula Beukman and Roger Ronnie In an exciting new initiative, the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) has partnered with Arbeidsmarktresearch UvA BV (ARR), a unit at the University of Amsterdam which has developed an interactive programme offering individualised information on workers’ rights, in adapting this programme to the South African context. Read more ... |
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