Category: 2014

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AMENDMENT BILL There’s a lot to be said for the amendments proposed for the UIF. Firstly the maximum payment of benefits is for 365 days in a four year period as opposed to the previous 238 days. This…

MINISTER GORDHAN’S PROPOSALS Although many of the proposals were bland and specifically engineered to avoid any controversy prior to an election there were many comments, which were labour friendly.  In particular, the extension of the unemployment benefits from 238 days…

2014 LABOUR LAW UPDATE As we enter the new year, it already appears that 2014 will be fraught with difficulties and in particular labour strikes at least up until the elections at the end of April 2014. Already the Labour…