by Lia Marus | Jan 14, 2021 | Latest News
The Employment Equity Act makes paying people – who do the same work at different rates of pay – an offence. This amounts to unfair discrimination. However, what often happens is that employees misinterpret this provision as can be seen in the matter of...
by Lia Marus | Nov 19, 2020 | Latest News
Section 9 of the Constitution states that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law and prohibits unfair discrimination. However, the dividing line between what is fair and unfair discrimination sometimes becomes a bit blurry as can be seen in the case of Phahla/ Seven...
by Lia Marus | Oct 28, 2020 | Latest News
The Employment Equity Act (EEA) is very clear about the fact that one may not discriminate against an employee if she falls pregnant. However, when it comes to the practical application of the principle, there can be some crossed wires.In Impala Platinum Ltd v Jonase...
by Lia Marus | Dec 1, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
by Marianne Gradwell Our labour laws are not always very descriptive when it comes to practical workplace implementation. For this reason, the Minister of Labour, after consulting with the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), may issue Codes of...
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”....
