Department of Labour winds Contract Cleaning Sector national public hearings to review minimum wage and now awaits determination
The Bargaining Forum in the Contract Cleaning Sector has proposed revised wages ahead of the review of the current sectoral determination. The Department of Labour had in [more...]
Ignoring CCMA Awards
When the CCMA makes an award for the reinstatement of an employee who has been unfairly dismissed or suspended, it seldom goes down well. But what happens [more...]
What you need to know about notice periods, termination pay and the BCEA
BizCommunity | 29 Oct 2018 If you have signed an employment contract that specifies something different to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), this will supersede [more...]
Unfair discrimination on the ground of disability – Employers should proceed with caution to avoid getting “burnt”
GoLegal Provided By ENSafrica By Andi Michalow Two interesting South African decisions, both dealing with the employment of firefighters, illustrate important principles relating to potential claims where [more...]
Unfair discrimination – What is the burden of proof?
Provided by Cowan-Harper • By Tanya Mulligan Introduction In the recent reportable case of Sasol Chemical Operations (Pty) Ltd v CCMA and others (29 August 2018) ZALCJHB [more...]
Pensions of more than 80,000 security guards at risk
More than 300 cases are currently being fought in court against employers The Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) is fighting 315 court battles against employers who [more...]
Labour Court rules in favour of Numsa in ongoing plastics industry strike
JOHANNESBURG - The Labour Court in Johannesburg on Friday ruled in favour of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and dismissed an urgent application [more...]
South African Human Rights Commission identifies issues with affirmative action and employment equity provisions
The South African Human Rights Commission (the “Commission”) is mandated by section 184 of the Constitution to promote respect for human rights and a culture of human [more...]
A new Tobacco Bill and a workplace smoking ban: employers should review their smoking policies
Provided By Eversheds Sutherland By Sandra Milo In line with global trends the South African legislature has drafted the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems [more...]
EE Amendment Bill proposes for sectoral targets
The Department of Labour says the Employment Equity (EE) Amendment Bill and Regulations is proposing the establishment of sectoral targets to enable employers to transform workplaces. Department [more...]
Private Security Bargaining Council
The Registrar of Labour has approved the registration of a Bargaining Council for the Private Security Industry with effect from 01 July 2018. A wage agreement [more...]
Compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act: are you ready?
The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (or “POPI” as it has colloquially become known) promotes the protection of personal information by requiring that public and private [more...]
Further proposed changes to the generic B-BBEE Codes
Provided by: ENSafrica By: Leigh Lambrechts The South African Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (the “B-BBEE Act”) is the current framework regulating broad-based black economic empowerment [more...]
Protest action on 1 August 2018
This protest action is as far as we know not a trade union initiative but a ‘mass action campaign’ by women (The Total Shutdown’?) and therefore does [more...]
A Blow to Labour Brokers / TES with ConCourt Decision
Comment There is nothing to prevent an employer retaining the services of a ‘contractor’ on a fixed term contract lasting more than 3 months if they can [more...]
ConCourt ruling deals a blow to labour brokers
Labour brokers have been dealt a major blow after the Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that they were not dual employers when their clients absorbed contract workers [more...]
There has to be a better, less expensive way to resolve labour disputes without resort to strikes
Theto Mahlakoana analyses the Department of Labour’s recently released 2017 Industrial Action report and concludes that the report shows once more that there are no winners when [more...]
Workers plan to shut down roads as another petrol price hike looms
City Press reports that a newly formed organisation called People Against Petrol and Paraffin Price Increases (Pappi) plans to shut down the country’s roads on Friday to [more...]