Includes : The labour relationship: micro- and macro- perspectives ; South African labour history ; Regulation of the labour relationship ; Trade unions, employers, the state ; Collective bargaining and dispute settlement ; Discipline, dismissal and retrenchment ; The Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 ; The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 ; The Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 ; The Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 ; SAQA and NQF.