Category: 2016

EMOLUMENTS ATTACHMENT ORDERS After the judgment given by Judge Desai in the University of Stellenbosch legal aid case there has been much confusion with regard to the garnishee orders.  There has been a suggestion to amend the Magistrates Court Act…

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT I strongly believe, after having practised labour law for thirty-five years and been extremely involved with, small businesses are the proper conduit for the youth to enter the job market.  With the stringent labour laws and harsh regulatory…

WE RUN THE RISK OF BEING RELEGATED TO JUNK STATUS IF WE DON’T CREATE MORE JOBS S & P have warned us that unless we get our labour situation correct we run the extreme risk when the next review is…

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY NEW MINIMUM WAGES AS FROM THE 01ST JULY 2016 The Department of Labour has implemented the minimum wage schedule, which is applicable as from the 01st July 2016. This is applicable for all industries in the Hospitality Sector…

WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION In an interesting but shocking judgment from the Supreme Court of Appeal by Judge Maya, I quote the following: “This narrative starkly shows the Commissioners persistent and unexplained breaches of the settlement order and the flouting of the…

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT The Constitutional Court has handed down a unanimous judgment stating that the public protectors ruling and corrective action must be followed in every single aspect. Furthermore, the Court said that our President was acting inconsistently with our constitution;…

MINIMUM WAGE I have been in the practice of labour law for over thirty years. I have for these past thirty years been involved with various wage negotiations for small and big businesses. I have sat on both sides of…

Comprehensive Payroll Services In the matter between Solidarity and the South African Police Service (and others) the Labour Court in Johannesburg held if there was an Employment Equity Plan which amounted to quotas then that would be in breach of…