Know Your Rights at Work

Your first job comes with rights that the law protects, whether or not your employer mentions them: a minimum wage, limits on working hours, paid leave, a safe workplace, fair treatment and a fair process before you can be dismissed. Many young workers lose money, leave or even their jobs simply because they did not know these rights, or did not act in time. This course explains, in plain language, the main labour laws in South Africa: the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, the Labour Relations Act, the Employment Equity Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, COIDA, the Unemployment Insurance Act and the National Minimum Wage Act. You will learn about contracts and payslips, hours and overtime, leave, equality and harassment, safety and injuries on duty, discipline and dismissal, the CCMA, and trade unions and strikes. Just as importantly, you will learn your duties as an employee and where to get help. The course is fully online and self-paced. Each lesson has a short activity in your workbook. You finish with a practical task and a final assessment, and you receive a MetaCo Certificate of Completion that you can add to your CV. The course gives general information about the law, not legal advice on your own situation.