Download or read book Labour Law in Malawi written by Rachel Sophie Sikwese and published by Kluwer Law International. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws,this monograph on labour law in Malawi not only describes and analysesthe legal aspects of labour relations, but also examines labour relationspractices and developing trends. It provides a survey of the subject that isboth usefully brief and sufficiently detailed to answer most questions likelyto arise in any pertinent legal setting.Both individual and collective labour relations are covered in ample detail,with attention to such underlying and pervasive factors employment contracts,suspension of the contracts, dismissal laws and covenant of non-competition,as well as international private law. The author(s) describe(s) all importantdetails of the law governing hours and wages, benefits, intellectual propertyimplications, trade union activity, employers' associations, workers'participation, collective bargaining, industrial disputes, and much more.Building on a clear overview of labour law and labour relations, the bookoffers practical guidance on which sound preliminary decisions may be based.It will find a ready readership among lawyers interests in Malawi, and academics and researchers will appreciate itsvalue in the study of comparative trends in laws affecting labour and labourrelations.