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An employee might feel pressurized for enjoying/not enjoying their freedom of association. This can cause the employee to feel influenced for doing what others deem correct.

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The unions might not always practice diversity, which is an infringement of our rights.

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The employer might feel differently towards an employee because of their choice of representation.

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The Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996), Section 18, guarantees the right to freely join or not join a trade union, protecting the employee’s choice regarding union membership.

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Employers must respect employees’ rights to join or not join unions and cannot discriminate based on union membership or activities, as per Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995), Section 5(2).

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Unions must operate within the bounds of voluntary membership and cannot coerce individuals into joining, as outlined in the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995), Section 5(1), which supports voluntary association and membership.

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The right to freedom of association empowers employees to make independent choices about their advocacy while ensuring they have a platform to address workplace issues. Employees have the freedom to choose whether to join a trade union without facing coercion

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Employers must respect employees rights to join or not join a trade union without any discrimination towards the employee.

Employers must also comply with labor laws and regulations that protect employee rights to associate freely.

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Unions have the responsibility to represent their member's interests which includes negotiating on their behalf. Trade unions must operate within legal frameworks that includes adhering to rules about fair representation.

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This allows an employee to make their own choice when wanting to join a union at work or start their own

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The employer can also join or start their own union. They must also respect the employees' choice of joining a certain union

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The union must present their members in all procedures to ensure fairness. Feedback must be given to its members before, during and after negotiations.

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It ensures the freedom to join or not join a union without coercion, protects them from discrimination based on union membership, and enables collective bargaining.

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The employers are required to respect employees' choice regarding union membership, negotiate with unions fairly, and promote workplace harmony.

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Trade unions must respect voluntary membership, remain responsive to members' needs, and are shielded from employer interference.

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Employers has a right to join any union of thier choice as it states in staues a employer has a right to freedom of association. this means they can join any trade union of thier choice. this also gives them some access to learning what their rights are as teachers and also what legal implications they can face when faced with misconduct. as much as the employers has a right to do this, it still creates a sour taste in the mouth of the employee and creates a barrier in the relationship if the empoyee is not open to the idea of teachers practicing thier right. teachers wont have implication but benefits for learning thier rights.

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the employer and the empoyee has the same rights under the banner of WCED becasue both here are workers and only in different positons. 

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the employer and the empoyee has the same rights under the banner of WCED becasue both here are workers and only in different positons. 

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the implications for a employer is that they should know how to do all things according to the procedures put in place and policies. infact they need to watch their actions very carefully becasue an employee that has knowlege of thier rights has all the right to act upon this rights, so the employee needs to learn to follow correct procedures when disciplining teachers and also needs to learn how to support teachers and keep in mind.

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In terms of the collective bargaining, employees can jointly bargain for improved salaries, benefits and working conditions by joining the unions.

The Employer

They are required to negotiate with officially registered unions. These negotiations may result in collective agreement that specify terms of employment and have an effect on policies.

The Union

As representatives of employees interests, unions are empowered by the freedom of association to foster unity and collective action