Part 1: Introduction -- 1. Introduction to labour law.

Part 2: The individual employment relationship -- 2. The contract of employment -- 3. Basic conditions of employment -- 4. The meaning of dismissal -- 5. Automatically unfair dismissals -- 6. Discipline and dismissal for misconduct -- 7. Dismissal for incapacity -- 8. Dismissal for operational requirements -- 9. Transfer of employment contracts -- 10. Unfair labour practices.

Part 3: Employment equity and affirmative action -- 11. Employment equity and affirmative action.

Part 4: Collective labour law -- 12. A brief introduction to collective labour law -- 13. Freedom of association -- 14. Organisational rights -- 15. Collective bargaining and the law -- 16. Statutory bargaining forums -- 17. Strikes and lock-outs -- 18. Picketing and protest action -- 19. Workplace forums.

Part 5: Dispute resolution -- 20. Dispute resolution.

Part 6: Other labour legislation -- 21. From safety to skills: other legislation.

Appendix 1: Code of good practice: dismissal (Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act) -- 2: NEDLAC Code of good practice on dismissal based on operational requirements -- 3: Code of good practice on the handling of sexual harassment cases -- 4: Code of good practice: key aspects of HIV/AIDS and employment -- 5: NEDLAC Code of good practice on picketing -- 6: Code of good practice on the employment of people with disabilities.