by Lia Marus | Jun 11, 2021 | Latest News
A question often asked of job applicants in interviews is: “Where do you see yourself in three years from now?” This telling question is answered mostly in a manner that will hopefully impress the interviewer. However, the true answer to this question lies within the...
by Lia Marus | May 23, 2021 | Latest News
Well before our current crisis, forward-thinking employers have been asking questions about approaches to the training and development of their people. 2020’s Entirely unexpected change of course has forced all employers to rethink how employees can be upskilled and...
by Lia Marus | Dec 7, 2020 | Latest News
Time and again, we see cases coming through the employment law forums, in South Africa that hinge on the consistency of actions performed by employers. The case of JDG Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a Supply Chain Services v Myhill NO and Others (JR958/16) [2018] ZALCJHB 287 (11...
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 6, 2018 | Latest News, Newsletters
There has been a hype of activity recently in the skills development landscape with a vast amount of communication from SETAs, Quality Councils and SAQA. These communications clearly indicate an improvement in sharing information with stakeholders and personally I am...
by Lia Marus | May 23, 2018 | Latest News
Social media is an extremely powerful tool. No longer is being published on a platform – that the entire world can see – the sole domain of print media and limited to a selected few. Anyone can become a published author thanks to the Internet and social...
by Lia Marus | Mar 22, 2018 | Newsletters
Welcome to the third edition of the Labour Law Newsflash for 2018. Our highly anticipated Third Annual Employment Law Conference took place at the beginning of the month. The feedback we received from delegates was extremely positive and there were many valuable...
by Lia Marus | Dec 7, 2017 | Latest News
This week the DHET issued communication to SETAs to abide by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) decision in relation to the removal of the sweeping mechanism and informed all SETAs that the mandatory grants payable to employers remain unchanged as the dispute around...
by Lia Marus | Oct 6, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
by Robyn Evans Over the past few years, government has created several structures that allow business to benefit from workplace entrants. As a result, many businesses have taken on people who are entering the working world, some for the first time. My question is: how...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 22, 2017 | Latest News
According to Statistics SA’s 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, one in five women over 18 have suffered a gender-based attack. (This category includes sexual harassment.) One of the most common places that this type of gender-based attack takes place is in the...
