The Employment Relationship On The Personal, Economic And Social Sphere

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In contemporary labour law, the contract of employment and the law governing it have assumed a pivotal position, with issues connected to the law of the contract of employment now at the heart of most labour law cases. As a result, the wage-labour contract has played a fundamental role in shaping modern society and has thus made it abundantly clear that the importance of a working knowledge of the complexities of labour law cannot be underestimated it can be said that. The importance of a sound understanding of labour law will be explored in this essay, by analysing various cases and articles from the reading material, in relation to the influence of the employment relationship on the personal, economic, and social spheres.

PERSONAL SPHERE
The employment relationship is of key importance to the personal lives of individuals, providing them with material support in the form of wages and also nourishing their perception of self-worth. In everyday circumstances, situations commonly arise in contracts or arrangements, where it is crucial that parties are able to determine whether or not an employment relationship has come into existence. Labour law provides the mechanism by which parties can …show more content…

Labour law can act as a guide in the personal sphere, when trying to determine whether an employment relationship has been established in an arrangement involving family, friends and/or the like. It also regulates the relationship between workers, employers, trade unions and the government and as such its role in the economic sphere is wide ranging. An understanding of labour law not only as it currently stands, but also how it came to be, is also particularly enlightening when considering the historical developments of labour law in terms of the social

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