The South African Labour Market

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This edition of The South African Labour Market contains an abundance of information about the South African labour market. The labour market changes so rapidly that fairly substantial changes have been necessary to ensure that this title is positioned squarely in the middle of labour debates currently raging in South Africa. HIV/Aids, for instance, is discussed in detail as one of the most serious challenges this country is facing, while another such challenge is the brain drain from South Africa, which appears to be much more serious than was previously thought. A new chapter on the impact of globalisation on the labour market has been added. It includes strategies successfully employed in other countries facing the challenges of globalisation. Formal employment has declined quite disturbingly over the last decade or so, and some possible reasons for this phenomenon are discussed, including the possible impact of labour legislation on the cost and productivity of labour. The emerging debate about income differentials is also discussed in detail, as are the basic income grant and the social plan as strategies to alleviate the plight of the unemployed.Other important issues are th