by Lia Marus | Nov 2, 2020 | Labour Law Updates
The Bill of Rights – as contained in the Constitution as well as the Employment Equity Act (EEA) – prohibit discrimination by one South African, or person situated in South Africa, against another in the same situation unless this discrimination is for...
by Lia Marus | Oct 28, 2020 | Labour Law Updates
The issue of equal pay is one that South African employers and employees are grappling with at the workplace. Many of these issues are now ending up at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The CCMA case below starts to grapple with some...
by Global Business Editor | Apr 16, 2019 | Labour Law Updates, Latest News
According to the World Competitiveness Index for 2017/2018, which was released by the World Economic Forum, South Africa is ranked 93 – among 137 countries – with respect to their labour market efficiency. “Owing to the legacy that apartheid South Africa left with...
by Global Business Editor | May 18, 2017 | Labour Law Updates, Newsletters
by Jonathan Goldberg and Grant Wilkinson Welcome to the latest edition of the Labour Newsflash. Our labour market is in a constant state of flux and shortly after our Annual Employment Conference a new federation, SAFTU, was formed. It is anticipated that the new...
by Global Business Editor | Dec 15, 2016 | Labour Law Updates, Latest News, Newsletters
2016… what a year! Brexit, then Donald Trump! All unpredicted worldwide economic events. On the local front, the proposal of a minimum wage at a rate of R3500 per month with a number of unanswered questions including collective bargaining and sectoral determinations...
by Global Business Editor | Nov 21, 2016 | Labour Law Updates, Latest News, Newsletters
A panel of advisors has proposed a National Minimum Wage (NMW) of R3,500 per month which is equivalent to R20 per hour. This figure has received mixed reactions, no doubt fanned by the inevitable dilemma: One would never have enough to be enough but that figure may...
by Global Business Editor | Nov 18, 2016 | Labour Law Updates, Latest News, Newsletters
Welcome to the last Labour Newsflash for 2016. It is interesting to see how the case law has gone full circle from January to November 2016. The year started with the Penny Sparrow and Gareth Cliff cases, followed by the Kenilworth racecourse incident. Sadly, this...
by Global Business Editor | Oct 21, 2016 | Labour Law Updates, Latest News, Newsletters
Welcome to the next edition of the labour newsflash. Last week the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee was briefed by the National Treasury on, amongst others, the Employee Tax Incentive Bill. No doubt this discussion will be of great interest to a number of readers of...
by Global Business Editor | Sep 23, 2016 | Gazettes, Labour Law Updates
Welcome to the next edition of the labour newsflash. We thought we’d use the opportunity to highlight a flagship event in our calendar and also have this serve as a “Save the Date” for what was an exceptionally popular Employment Conference. For more than two decades,...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 26, 2016 | Gazettes, Labour Law Updates
Welcome to the next edition of the Labour Newsflash. As always, labour law is never boring and the current labour system has a number of matters highlighting the scene and those that are playing in the background but no doubt will have an impact on your business once...
