by Global Business Editor | Jul 13, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
The Labour Relations Act (LRA) is very clear about the definition of an employee. The definitions section of the LRA states that an employee is: “any person, excluding an independent contractor, who works for another person or for the State and who receives, or is...
by Global Business Editor | Sep 3, 2014 | Gazettes, Latest News
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act was promulgated on 29 August 2014 with implementation date 1 September 2014. The gazette was only released earlier today. The most significant amendments proposed include employers are to be prohibited from requiring or accepting...
by Global Business Editor | Jul 7, 2014 | Gazettes, Latest News
Effective from 1 July 2014, the annual earning threshold has been increased from R193 805 to R205 433 per annum. Effectively this means that the provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act pertaining to ordinary hours of work, overtime, compressed working...
by Global Business Editor | Mar 11, 2013 | Gazettes, Latest News
The Portfolio Committee on Labour has adopted changes to the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill. Download a copy here….
by Global Business Editor | Jul 24, 2012 | Gazettes, Latest News
Pretoria – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour is to hold public hearings on the Labour Relations Amendment (LRA) Bill and Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill (BCEA). This follows the submission by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant of the amended...