Note on strike and lockouts.

A strike is the ceasing of work by employees of an industry with the objective of forcing an employee to
meet particular demands. It is a mutual understanding between workers to cease work or even
employment all with the motive of drawing the attention of the management concerning their various
demands.

In order for a strike to take place, the following components should be in place according to the Act:

There has to be an industry.

Work must stop.

It must be a combined action of individuals.

A relationship between the parties must be strictly of employment.

It should be a planned refusal of work.

A lockout is the act of employers that entails closing the workplace temporarily, suspending work or
cutting short the employment of any number of individuals initially employed. A lockout is a strategic
weapon that employers hold when in lock heads with the employees.

A lockout has to have the following in order to be counted as a lockout:

There has to be a temporal shut down of the area of employment. It could also be a temporary
suspension of workers or holding back of work from the workers.

The employer has to have a demand that leads him to initiate the lockout.

The lockout touches any number of workers employed within the industry.

On the other hand, there are some actions that do not count as lockouts. For instance:

When an employer stops late-comers from working on that day.

Preventing employees whose services have been ceased from going to the place of work.

Elaborate meaning of retrenchment, layoff and suspension with examples related to ID act.

Retrenchment is a form of dismissal due to no fault of the employee, it is a process whereby the
employer reviews its business needs in order to increase profits or limit losses, which leads to reducing
its employees.

A layoff is generally considered a separation from employment due to a lack of work available. The term
“layoff” is mostly a description of a type of termination in which the employee holds no blame.
A suspension is when you remain employed but are asked to not attend your place of work, or engage in
any work at all (such as working from home).

There are two main types of suspension:

 Suspension for medical or health and safety reasons;

 Suspension as part of a disciplinary procedure (investigation).