The individual employment relationship -- The parties to the employment relationship -- The individual contract of employment -- Basic conditions of employment -- Unfair labour practices and employment equity -- Unfair labour practices -- Unfair discrimination -- Affirmative action -- Discipline and dismissal -- Workplace discipline -- Forms of dismissal -- Dismissal under the LRA -- Automatically unfair dismissals -- Dismissal for misconduct : fair reason -- Dismissal for misconduct: fair procedure -- Dismissal for poor work performance, incompatibility and incapacity -- Dismissal for operational requirements -- Closures, mergers and sales of businesses -- Collective labour law -- Collective labour law : an introduction -- Bargaining agents -- Bargaining forums -- The bargaining process -- Collective agreements -- Industrial action -- Strikes and 'protest action' -- Dismissal of unprotected strikers -- Lockouts -- Forums and procedures -- Dispute resolution