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Bennie Linde ()
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Chapter Chapter 5 in The Value of Wellness in the Workplace, 2015, pp 53-60 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract South Africa is perceived as one of the most unequalUnequal societies, since this country is still struggling to cope with the legacy of apartheid. The South African Gini coefficient is one of the highest in the world. A major reason for this remains the difference in quality of skills developmentSkills development of black and white South Africans (Reddy 2000). After centuries of white minority ruleMinority rule , it cannot be expected that these inequities change in a short period of time, but it seems that it is not changing fast enough. This shows in the increase of inequity from 1994 to a larger Gini coefficientGini coefficient in 2009. This has a huge impact on wellness on various spheres. South AfricaSouth Africa has seen an increase of unprotected strikes in the past 2 years. This was highlighted with the Marikana massacreMarikana massacre of 16 August 2012, where 36 employees participating in an unprotected strike were shot dead by the South African Police ServicesSouth African Police Services . Focus was placed on certain aspects of the psychological contract where breach and violation could be experienced. Possible reasons for these experiences of the psychological contract were identified. The results can therefore assist decision-makers in addressing certain experiences of violation, influencing work-related wellness, of the psychological contract. This can also give organisational change managers an indication of the importance of the psychological contract in the establishment of a new employment relationship.

Keywords: Work Wellness; Trade Union; Psychological Contract; Employment Relation; Employment Relationship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-402-3_5

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