After two years of NEDLAC negotiations, proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act and National Minimum Wage Act have been gazetted for public comment. This article breaks down major employer-facing changes, including high-earner remedy limits, a simplified procedural fairness test, start-up exemptions, retrenchment reforms, Section 77 limits, and risks like higher severance pay and “on call” protections.
