Department of Sociology

Mr P Bayane

College of Human Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Department: Sociology
Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 6577
E-mail: bayanp@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Candidate (Sociology) at University of Johannesburg.
  • Master of Arts degree Industrial Sociology (UJ) – Passed with CumLaude. Title : “Sister-Madam and Sister-Maid”: an exploration of the experiences of black women employers and employees in the domestic work sector in rural South Africa. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/10210/414564
  • BA Honours (CumLaude) Industrial Sociology (UJ)
  • BA in Social Sciences (University of Johannesburg).

Currently teaching

  • Sociology of work
  • Domestic work/family domestic work/black families
  • Platform/Gig work
  • Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) – future of work
  • Work/Life Balance

Fields of academic interests

  • Domestic work/family domestic work/black families.
  • Platform/Gig work – Uber.
  • Industrial sociology/work.
  • Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) – future of work

Field of Specialisation

  • Domestic work/family domestic work/black families.
  • Platform/Gig work – Uber.
  • Industrial sociology/work.
  • Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) – future of work

Journal articles

Bayane. P. 2021. 'Sister-Madam': family members navigating hiring of relatives as domestic workers in Nkowankowa, Limpopo. Community, Work and Family. Work & Family, DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2021.1920370

Bayane, P. 2020. Binge drinking at university: An investigation into factors influencing binge drinking behaviour among university students in Johannesburg, South Africa – Under Review.

Bayane, P. 2020. Covid-19 is the first phase towards the fourth industrial revolution. Letaba Herald Newspaper, 11 September 2020. Available at https://lnkd.in/g_QupZh

Paper presentations

2019: ‘Sister/employers: The experiences of Black women employing relatives as domestic workers in Nkowankowa, Limpopo’ paper presented at 26th Annual South African Sociological Association’s congress 2019, Southern Sun Hotel (UNISA), 15-17 July 2019.

2019: ‘Economic and Industrial: What is decent work? – Chair of the session at 26th Annual South African Sociological Association’s congress 2019.

2019: ‘10th University Scholar Leadership Symposium 2019, Humanitarian Affairs, Malysia – Delegate 

2018: ‘Contemporary challenges facing South African labour and employment relations’ – Delegate at Industrial Relations Association of South Africa (IRASA) 2018.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • South African Sociological Association (SASA): Member since 2019.
  • South African Sociological Association (SASA): Council Member 2019/2020 and 2021.
  • South African Sociological Association (SASA): Student Essay Coordinator (2019) Webmaster since 2020.
  • Faculty of Humanities Dean’s List (University of Johannesburg), 2016, 2017 and 2019.
  • Sociology Research Certificate – Qualitative (University of Johannesburg).
  • Humanitarian Affairs Leadership Certificate (Malaysia) – 2019.

Projects

  • Family domestic work during Covid-19 lockdown