Labour Relations refer to a complex system of individual and collective actions as well as formal

and informal relationships that exist between the State, Employers and Employees (Du Toit,
Erasmus and Strydom, 2007). Relationship in a business is considered to be a crucial element in
Labour Relations. The employers and employees are the primary participants in the relationship,
while the state is the secondary participant. The state’s role is to provide a framework within
which the primary participants can conduct their relationship. This is done by means of
legislations. Different states have different legislations, yet most of them aim towards the
protection of the rights and obligations of employees, and employers in the organisations. The
legislation is set as the “Labour Relation act” whose purpose is to “advance economic
development, social justice, labour peace and a democratisation at the workplace” (Nel, Van
Dyk, Haasbroek, Schultz, Sono and Werner, 2004).