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South Africa’s annual increases to the national minimum wage are intended to promote fair pay and reduce inequality. For contractors and project owners, however, these increases can have significant cost implications during the life of construction projects. The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (NMWA) came into effect on 1 January 2019 and applies […]
The global pandemic has adversely affected the socio-economic climate and many businesses are facing the harsh reality of retrenchments and closure. Employees are also facing some harsh realities such as job losses and the rise in the cost of living. Employees are entitled to express their dissatisfaction with the current socio-economic climate and the […]
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi, on 8 February 2021 published a notice in Government Gazette Number: 44137. Notice No: 77 which provides for an increase in the earnings threshold as set out in section 6 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA). Effective from 1 March […]
On 10 December 2020 the Labour Appeal Court in Standard Bank of South Limited v Nombulelo Cynthia Chiloane handed down Judgment in terms of which the LAC had to consider the right of an employer to continue with disciplinary action against an employee within the employee’s notice period where the employee resigned with immediate effect. […]
The Future of Labour Brokers: Con Court Finally Rules on 26 July 2018 On 26 July 2018, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the matter between Assign Services (Pty) Limited v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Others (Case number CCT 194/17). This judgment deals with the so-called “deeming provisions” contained in […]
ON NOVEMBER 28, 2017, the Labour Laws Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly in Parliament. What makes this bill so special? Apart from it being the first private members’ bill to be adopted by the National Assembly, the bill is also considered to be a landmark achievement on three levels, since it seeks to regulate the rights to paternal leave, adoption leave, and surrogacy […]
