Category: News

WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION CLAIMS A NIGHTMARE Every employee in South Africa is entitled to fair treatment and is entitled to all the rights as outlined by our various pieces of labour legislation. Every employee must have a letter of appointment and…

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY NEW MINIMUM WAGES AS FROM THE 01ST JULY 2015 The Department of Labour has implemented the minimum wage schedule, which is applicable as from the 01st July 2015. This is applicable for all industries in the Hospitality Sector…

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION: JOB CREATION It is interesting to see that the International Labour Organization has been discussing ways and means of job creation and in particular, the non-standard forms of employment. We all understand that the world economy is…

LABOUR NEWS UPDATE We are facing the public sector strike and although government has now moved to 6.8%, the Unions are still stuck at 10%. This public sector strike at this stage would be horrendous as the business community has…

EMPLOYMENT AND LOADSHEDDING We have had numerous requests over the past few months as to whether the load shedding can affect the employment relationship, and in particular, the payment for work not done. The reality of the situation is that…

Labour Relations Act Amendments The amendments to the Labour Relations Act became law as from the 1st January 2015. In essence, this means that employers have to comply with the amendments to the Labour Relations Act from the 1st April…

WELCOME BACK TO WORK As we enter 2015 and the new year we also welcome a new batch of freshly matriculated workers into the economy.  Unfortunately, the majority of these work seekers do not have maths or science.  We see…

ANNUAL LEAVE Annual leave is governed by both employers and employees in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. In essence it is simple; an employee is entitled to annual leave of 21 consecutive days on full remuneration. This…

COMMENTS ON PROPOSED MINIMUM WAGE As the Labour Portfolio Committee of Parliament is in the midst of debating a minimum wage for South Africa, we heard evidence from experts that the minimum wage within the farming community has tended to…

CURRENT CHANGES TO OUR LABOUR LAWS The labour laws have finally been signed into law. The changes to the Labour Relations Act have been signed by the State President and we are merely awaiting the government gazette to enforce these…