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 of Labour Deputy Director of the Employment Equity (EE) Directorate, Masilo Lefika, said the EE amendments and Regulations have proposed for the establishment of 18 sectors as per the [more…]
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 protest against rising fuel prices.
In May the petrol price increased by 82c a litre and went up a further 26c earlier this month. Diesel and paraffin increased by [more…]
GoLegal – Provided by: Cowan-Harper • By: Shahnaaz Bismilla & Kerry Gantley
The work environment has changed drastically over the last few years and as we transition to the fourth industrial revolution, employers need to be aware of the changing risks that business will face. With technology, we spend more time in meetings, at our desks [more…]
TOP STORY – PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE DEAL
Majority of unions sign public sector wage agreement, PSA’s ‘day of rage’ on Monday cancelled
Fin24 reports that a majority of trade unions have signed the public sector wage agreement, meaning that it will be implemented. The Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) issued a statement on Friday saying that 65.74% [more…]
The Companies Act, 71 of 2008, requires that the business and affairs of any company be managed by or under the direction of its board, which has the authority to exercise all of the powers and perform any of the functions of the company, except to the extent that the Companies Act or the [more…]
Both individual employees and entire businesses are likely to suffer the effects of the latest AARTO amendment and incoming demerit system.
This is according to Beata Warnich, associate at SchoemanLaw, who notes that the new system will introduce a ‘point system’ which will penalise drivers for traffic violations.
Traffic violations result in points being allocated to a [more…]
When: Wednesday 25 April 2018
How: Section 77 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) allows workers to undertake protected strike action to promote their social and economic interests. Saftu’s application to the Section 77 Sub-Committee of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) was unsuccessful but three trade unions affiliated to Saftu; NUPSAW, ICTU and [more…]
The Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Bill was enacted by Parliament early in 2014. This new Act will allow organisations only one year to comply from inception and some pretty strict penalties will be levied against organisations and individuals that intentionally continue to ignore the correct governance when interacting with individuals and their information. Over [more…]
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant placed the responsibility for government’s inability to enact the laws which will animate the national minimum wage at the feet of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) and Parliament.
Speaking to reporters in Cape Town on Monday evening, she said, however, that [more…]
The Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 70 of 2002 (RICA) has become more commonly associated with cell phone sim card registrations. It is a generally unknown fact that RICA deals extensively with, in addition to the above, communications in the workplace.
RICA regulates an [more…]
The South African Revenue Services says it will be engaging with the industry stakeholders through regional roadshows on the implementation of the Sugary Beverages Levy (SBL) which will come to effect from April 1, 2018.
The dates and regions for the roadshows are as follows (venues not yet confirmed):
Thousands of jobs and the future existence of South African based paint manufacturers are at risk because of a government decision to negotiate the abolition of Chapter 39 import duties, specifically resins, from the East African Community (EAC) and Egypt.
The abolition of the duties is linked to the [more…]
A small business owner has been given a dressing down for accusing a client on Facebook of late payment after ordering a consignment of uniforms.
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TimesLive writes that former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng dodged damning findings by the public protector and a R10-million bonus scandal, but it was a bizarre press conference that eventually brought him down.
He was officially fired from the public broadcaster on Monday, following an [more…]