TheLabour Court is aSouth African court that handleslabour law cases, that is, disputes arising from the relationship between employer, employee andtrade union. The court was established by theLabour Relations Act, 1995, and has a status similar to that of a division of theHigh Court. It has its seat inJohannesburg and branches inCape Town,Port Elizabeth andDurban.

Judges of the Labour Court, who must beHigh Court judges or lawyers with experience in labour law, are appointed by thePresident, acting on the advice of theJudicial Service Commission and theNational Economic Development and Labour Council. The court is headed by a Judge President (JP) and a Deputy Judge President (DJP) and there are nine other judges on the court.^[1] Each case before the court is heard by a single judge.

The Labour Court hasexclusive jurisdiction over cases arising from theLabour Relations Act, 1995, which deals withcollective bargaining,trade unions,strikes andlockouts, unfair dismissal and unfair labour practices; theBasic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, which deals withworking hours,leave andremuneration; theEmployment Equity Act, 1998, which deals withdiscrimination andaffirmative action; and theUnemployment Insurance Act, 2001. These matters are removed from the jurisdiction of the ordinary High Courts. Judgments of the Labour Court can be appealed to theLabour Appeal Court or theSupreme Court of Appeals which in turn can be appealed to theConstitutional Court of South Africa.

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