Jail Covid-19 looters and corrupt politicians, says Cosatu ahead of national strike
Labour federation Cosatu has reiterated its stance for immediate action to be taken against politicians involved in acts of corruption. They also called for the prosecution of [more...]
Employers faced with more wage disputes as SA moves to level 1
As more economic activity resumes during level 1, employers are caught between a rock and a hard place as they navigate between union demands for higher wages [more...]
Enforcing CCMA awards without further referrals explained
Employees already have to endure a lengthy and often protracted journey to reach the oasis of a Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (hereinafter ‘CCMA’) award in their favour, [more...]
Unilateral change to employee’s retirement age may constitute an automatically unfair dismissal in terms of The Labour Relations Act and unfair discrimination in terms of The Employment Equity Act
Issue Whether an employer may unilaterally change an employee’s retirement age and, if it does, whether doing so would amount to an automatically unfair dismissal and result [more...]
Mental health and the workplace: The role of the employer
Mental health has been an issue that has been of concern for some time now, but since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe, attention [more...]
South Africa’s major ‘transformation’ law is coming – these are the planned changes you should know about
The Department of Employment and Labour has introduced the Employment Equity Amendment Bill to the National Assembly, promising a shake-up of the country’s employment equity laws, says [more...]
Valid medical certificates – Clarity in the uncertainty
Introduction Employers are all too aware that section 23(2) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 as amended (“the BCEA”) requires that in order [more...]
Are you entitled to severance pay if you refuse a reasonable offer of alternative employment?
In Lemley v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others [2020] 7 BLLR 676 (LAC), Mr Lemley (the employee) was employed by T-Systems SA (Pty) Ltd (the employer) [more...]
Working from home but are you really at work?
COVID-19 has revolutionised the workplace in terms of health and safety standards. Never before have employers had to manage their workplaces as delicately as under the current [more...]
Additional obligations for designated employers under The Employment Equity Act
A recent bill submitted to Parliament for consideration would seek to impose potentially stringent new quotas for numerical targets for the employment of persons from designated groups. [more...]
Don’t Miss the Arbitration Hearing As It May Continue Without You
Where the employer fails to attend an arbitration hearing the arbitrator is entitled to continue without the employer unless the arbitrator is aware of an acceptable reason [more...]
Cabinet establishes IMC on employment of foreign nationals
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cabinet has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the Employment of Foreign Nationals. Fielding questions in the National Assembly on Thursday, the President [more...]
Necessary changes to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace
On 20 August 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour in South Africa published the Draft Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence [more...]
Unions plan national day of mass action on Thursday
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) and others will march to Union Buildings and other government offices on Thursday (3 September) as part of its [more...]
Are Employees Entitled To An Annual Increase?
With the financial difficulties that most companies are currently experiencing and with the end of the year approaching, the question on everyone’s minds is “Do I have [more...]
UIF Ters benefit suspended once again
Based on the Auditor-General alerting the department to irregularities. The Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) benefit has been temporarily suspended, following the identification of control deficiencies [more...]
COVID-19 impacting the workplace: Outlining retrenchments in good faith
Since the start of the lockdown, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many business owners have been tasked with taking difficult decisions for survival. Financial strain is at [more...]
Unions agree to a wage-freeze until June 2021 in the metals and engineering sector
Employers in the metals and engineering sector got a reprieve from unions’ demands for higher wages after entering into an agreement to freeze wages until 2021 due [more...]
