History of Gibraltar the narrowest points in the Mediterranean, only from the coast of Morocco in North Africa. Its position on the bay makes it an advantageous natural anchorage for ships. As one writer has put it, "whoever controls Gibraltar also controls the movement of ships into and out of the Mediterranean. In terms of military and naval power, few places have a more strategic location than Gibraltar." The territory's area measures only . Most of the land area is occupied by the steeply sloping Rock of Gibraltar which reaches a height of . The town of Gibraltar lies at the base of
South African labour law case of a proposed lock-out, the employer must give notice to the union involved in the dispute, or to the employees directly if there is no union. The LRA does not prescribe what details the notice must contain; it only regulates that it must be in writing and must be issued 48 hours before commencement of the industrial action. There are some exceptions, according to which, the parties do not need to follow the procedures prescribed by the LRA: South African labour law South African labour law regulates the relationship between employers, employees and trade unions in the Republic of