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BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT ANNUAL EARNINGS It has come to this time of the year that the Minister of Labour has reset the annual earnings threshold as from the 1st July 2014. The new threshold is R205, 433.30. Anyone…
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY NEW MINIMUM WAGES AS FROM THE 01ST JULY 2014 The Department of Labour has implemented the minimum wage schedule which is applicable as from the 01st July 2014. This is applicable for all industries in the Hospitality Sector…
IMPLEMENTING OUR LABOUR LAW It is rather curious to see that in the budget debate for the Department of Labour the ruling party saw fit to propose and implement a budget for the Department of Labour which specifically has a…
BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT ANNUAL EARNINGS It has come to this time of the year that the Minister of Labour has reset the annual earnings threshold as from the 1st July 2014. The new threshold is R205, 433.30. Anyone…
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY NEW MINIMUM WAGES AS FROM THE 01ST JULY 2014 The Department of Labour has implemented the minimum wage schedule which is applicable as from the 01st July 2014. This is applicable for all industries in the Hospitality Sector…
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND There seems to be a strong rumour out there that if you are a foreigner you cannot claim unemployment. The definition of identity document has in fact been changed to include valid foreign identity documents and passports.…
LABOUR LAWS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY We are expecting a whole series of amendments to our labour legislation next month. Our government is hell bent on destroying the job creation environment regardless of the evidence from the…
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…
