For ease of reference the labour laws promulgated recently with the dates of commencement are provided herewith. BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENT ACT NO. 7 of 2018 [ASSENTED TO 23 NOVEMBER 2018] [DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 1...
Read More‘The committee was particularly struck by the “cruel irony” that if jobs are lost because employers cannot afford to pay more, it is likely to be the most vulnerable low-paid workers who will be affected. It looked...
Read More‘The application for default judgement is unopposed. Having heard the applicant and having considered the evidence confirmed on affidavit, I am satisfied that the applicant was underpaid remuneration due to him in various forms...
Read MoreFrom December 1, 2016, and for 12 months, the minimum wages have been adjusted upwards by between 8.6 and 12.1%. See the table below for details. The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) allows for such regulation through...
Read MoreThe Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, has the pleasure of announcing that: “wages for the vulnerable workers in the Contract Cleaning Sector will be adjusted with effect from 1 December 2015”. In terms of Sectoral...
Read MoreDB Contracting North CC v Num (JA 113/13) [2015] ZALAC 30; [2015] 10 BLLR 973; (2015) 36 ILJ 2773 (LAC) (2 July 2015) per Sutherland JA with Landman JA concurring [Ndlovu JA dissenting] The employer dismissed 106 employees for...
Read MoreAccording to a report on Fin24 the ANC wants the labour movement to clarify its stance on the minimum wage. Minimum wage needs clarity – Godongwana which first appeared on 13 March 2015. Johannesburg – The labour...
Read MoreAccording to a press release from the Department of Labour on 7 January 2015 the new minimum hourly wages are binding from 6 January to 30 November 2015. For the period ending 2016 and 2017 the minimum hourly wages will be...
Read MoreConcor Projects (Pty) Ltd t/a Concor Opencast Mining v CCMA (JA35/2013) [2014] ZALAC 33; [2014] 6 BLLR 534 (LAC); (2014) 35 ILJ 1959 (LAC) (13 February 2014) LAC summary: Binding effect of a collective agreement to...
Read MoreWe farmed cattle and sheep part-time on a family farm for more than five years from about 1986 to 1991. It became apparent even then that the days of the private farmer were rapidly coming to an end. I heard on Cape Talk...
Read MoreAccording to a report in the Cape Times today it is possible that the Employment Conditions Commission (ECC) will recommend adjusted minimum wage rates for approval by the Minister of Labour before 1 March 2013. According to...
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