by Lia Marus | Jan 19, 2021 | Latest News
The issue of short time is a contentious one at the workplace. It results in less take-home pay for employees. This was looked at in National Union of Mineworkers obo Mhlempu / UMSO Construction (Pty) Ltd – (2019) 28 BCCEI 6.7.2. An employee was placed on short-time...
by Lia Marus | Oct 25, 2020 | Latest News
This is a question which needs to be thoroughly debated. On top of this, there is a public sector salaries increase by the collective agreement – which government does not want to implement – which will cost R37 billion. There was a collective agreement...
by Lia Marus | Oct 19, 2020 | Latest News
Our Constitutional Court dealt with the above-mentioned principles in the case of Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and Others v Chamber of Mines of South Africa and Others [2017] ZACC 3. In this case, it had to be decided whether workers at five gold...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 21, 2017 | Latest News
We reported in February that Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, had announced a National Minimum Wage for South Africa. This would take effect on 1 May 2018. The NMW would work out to be R20 per hour for a 40-hour week. These are still valid. However, there have been...
by Global Business Editor | Jul 12, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
As the right to strike is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996), you cannot prevent your workers from going on strike. (Yes, non-unionised workers can also go on strike if a union who is recognised in that workplace has issued...
