by Lia Marus | Dec 4, 2020 | Latest News
In our workplaces, there are still instances of discrimination which are occurring and the cases that are going through our labour courts bear testament to this. We are fortunate to have legislation which prevents discrimination in the workplace however,...
by Lia Marus | Dec 2, 2020 | Latest News
There have been many high profile cases regarding racial insults and the consequences of these for the perpetrator. Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd v Samka and others – (2018) 27 LC 1.11.23 also reported at [2018] 9 BLLR 922 (LC) demonstrates how racial insults...
by Lia Marus | Nov 3, 2020 | Latest News
The issue of Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value is one that South African employers and employees are grappling with in the workplace. What this principle means is that employers – who have individuals in their employ who perform the same or substantially similar...
by Lia Marus | Jul 25, 2018 | Newsletters
The 2014 amendments to the Employment Equity Act (EEA) state that people who perform the same work, or work of similar value, must receive the same or similar remuneration. Recently, a number of significant labour law cases have been adjudicated which put this...
by Lia Marus | Jul 20, 2018 | Newsletters
Following the JSE’s requirement for all listed companies to effect the King IV governance code by disclosing their remuneration policies and implementation reports, the high disparities between executive pay and employee wages has come up for public debate. While one...
by Lia Marus | Nov 23, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
by Thembi Chagonda The Employment Equity Act (EEA) – section 2(1) – prohibits unfair discrimination against individuals who suffer from disabilities. The Act specifically states the following: “No person may unfairly discriminate, directly or indirectly, against an...
by Lia Marus | Nov 14, 2017 | Latest News
The beauty about the law is that – for the most part – it is very cut and dried. The law is a set of rules that need to be followed. Should this not be done, there are consequences that are metered out. There is a set manner in which these rules need to be...
by Lia Marus | Nov 6, 2017 | Latest News
If you’re a designated employer and, as such, you need to present an employment equity plan, you need to be very aware of what the term “economically active population” means. What is Meant by “Economically Active Population”? According to the Organisation for...
by Lia Marus | Nov 3, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
by Natalie Singer A recent marketing tactic by car manufacturer Hyundai, offering South African women buyers a R27 000 discount on a new vehicle purchase because they earn 27% less than men, was hit by a flurry of social media responses arguing against this “fact”....
by Lia Marus | Oct 9, 2017 | Gazettes, Latest News
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, unless this discrimination is for justifiable reasons. Unfortunately, post-apartheid South...
