by Lia Marus | Apr 8, 2021 | Latest News
When addressing the equal pay for work of equal value requirements, organisations may be found wanting in the area of Temporary Employment Services (TES). In section 198, the Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides that employees of a TES who earn below the threshold and...
by Lia Marus | Apr 7, 2021 | Latest News
Equality in remuneration is gaining statutory and litigious momentum with the existing provisions of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) and Codes of Practice underpinning no fewer than 826 CCMA referrals on equal pay disputes over the period April 2019 to February 2020....
by Lia Marus | Oct 28, 2020 | Labour Law Updates
The issue of equal pay is one that South African employers and employees are grappling with at the workplace. Many of these issues are now ending up at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The CCMA case below starts to grapple with some...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 15, 2019 | Consulting, Latest News
Department of Labour means business: Income differentials, the EEA4 amendments and Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value Align now to the new EEA4 Since the introduction of s6(4) of the EEA in which the emotional matter of equal pay for work of equal value was...
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 Global Business Editor | Aug 17, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
By Natalie Singer There seems to be some confusion in the marketplace when it comes to determining the point of comparison for equal pay. To what should pay be equal? For some, the immediate thought would be that pay should be linked to market value. And this happens...
by Global Business Editor | Jun 22, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
By Natalie Singer The concepts of Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value can seem overly simplistic and in my engagements with organisations on the subject, many of them believe that their current policies and procedures “cover them”. However, in the process of conducting...
by Global Business Editor | May 5, 2017 | Latest News
By Natalie Singer The advent of Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value legislation means that companies need to pay closer attention, not just to their remuneration policies and pay scales, but to the practices that exist within their businesses each time a line manager is...
by Global Business Editor | Nov 8, 2016 | Consulting, Latest News, Newsletters
For many, the trickiest concept to understand about Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value is ‘value’. After all, how we quantify value will depend entirely on the uniqueness of our business and the impact of the role within the business structure. To guide us, section 5.4...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 12, 2016 | Gazettes, Uncategorized medium
Amendments to section 6 of the Employment Equity Act outlines the requirements for enabling Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value, and where Equal Work defined as “employees of the same employer doing work of the same or substantially the same value” Important to note is...
