Education in South Africa currently poses enormous challenges to everyone involved, including the State, parents, learners, school governing bodies, principals and educators. To ensure the creation of an effective education system, a sound employment relationship between the State and educators, and a thorough knowledge and understanding of the correct application and implementation of education labor law, are vital. Labour relations in education: a South African perspective focuses on those issues that influence the daily life of the education manager, members of the school governing body and the individual educator as employee.