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Maternity benefits in South Africa are ripe for change

The debate about maternity leave in South Africa, and how much paid time off work a new mother should be granted by her employer, has been opened up again after comments from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

SANDF payroll in disarray

PUBLISHED ON 3 Jan 2013

At the end of last year, SAPA reported that the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) payroll is in disarray:

Some soldiers had not been paid for December; while 200 soldiers were paid incorrect bonuses. “The matter has been brought to the chief of the SANDF, Solly Shoke that the members have not received their salary and the chief has taken exception,”...

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The SACP cautions govt against using companies who make use of labour brokers

PUBLISHED ON 3 Jan 2013

Last year, there was a lot of hype surrounding the proposed banning of labour brokers, as per the new labour legislation. And the South African Communist Party (SACP) has added their voice to the opposition, stated The New Age yesterday.

In their online edition, the newspaper stated that government should not give tenders to companies who use labour brokers. Last year, President Jacob Zuma announced a...

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New Seta grant regulations: Confusion reigns supreme

PUBLISHED ON 3 Jan 2013

Towards the beginning of December last year, the new Seta Grant regulations were published in Government Gazette No. 35940. And a particular provision in these regulations has SA business up in arms. According to the draft regulations, which were published in Government Gazette No. R. 20. On 12 January last year, the mandatory grant employers could claim would be equal to 40% of the levies paid by the employer. However, in the final regulations published in December, this percentage went from...

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  • Lia Marus

    Lia Marus is the editor of HR Pulse. She has a BA in French, Italian and Linguistics from UCT, an MA in translation from Wits and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Wits Business School. She is currently studying towards her LLB through Unisa. Lia started her career off in corporate communications, where she worked as a sub-editor, researcher and marketing coordinator. She then heeded the call of the publishing world and went into the business-to-business publishing field. She worked as a sub-editor as well as a chief sub-editor. Before joining ITWeb, she managed an HR guidebook at a leading international publishing company.

  • Jonathan Goldberg

    Jonathan is the CEO of Global Business Solutions and is a nationally acclaimed consultant, lecturer, attorney and author on matters relating to Labour Law, Industrial Relations and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. Jonathan is also an Arbitration and Mediation panelist, accredited Commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, member of Tokiso dispute settlement panel

  • Ndivhuwo Manyonga

    Ndivhuwo Manyonga is the Deputy CEO of Aon Hewitt South Africa. She qualified in 2004 as the first South African Black African female actuary. Manyonga is a non-executive director and member of the HR & remuneration and Investment committees of the Rand Mutual Assurance group of companies.


  • Ivan Israelstam

    Ivan Israelstam is the Chief Executive Officer of Labour Law Management Consulting. He is known as a leading practitioner in labour law and pragmatic labour relations management with many years experience in corporate human resources management. He has an honours degree from The University of the Witwatersrand and an IPM diploma in Personnel Management and in Training. Contact Ivan: [email protected].

  • Juliet Newton

    Juliet Newton is a businesswoman, entrepreneur and passionate South African. She is the founder and CEO of learning and development company, Avocado Vision, and built it up to a 31-strong team with an impressive list of corporate clients. Juliet is also the founder of Footprint, which delivers training and skills development to the bottom-of-the-pyramid market, and acts as a founding director of Ngikwazi Field Marketing. She is a regular face on the business speaking circuit, and a prolific business writer for a range of publications. Juliet was also a finalist in the 2011 Shoprite/Checkers Woman of the Year (social business developer category).

  • Frew Murdoch

    Frew Murdoch is the assistant editor of HR Pulse. She is currently studying towards her BA degree in Communications and English. Christine Botha, co-author of 'Ethics in HR Management: A guide for HR professionals and line managers', had this to say: "I stumbled across your review of our Ethics Guide published 28 June 2012 and wish to thank you for the positive and complimentary comments made – this was a lovely surprise and most rewarding. I will certainly pass this on to all co-authors of the Guide."


 

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