Legal 2
Are you prepared to pay a penalty of 2% of turnover?
- Published on 6 Dec 2012
- Jonathan Goldberg
This is exactly what you will have to do if you contravene the Employment Equity Bill.
The Minister of Labour is ready to impose a percentage turnover for companies who do not implement employment equity.
5 facts that you must know about employment contracts
- Published on 28 Nov 2012
- Jan Kemp Nel
1. In South Africa, all people contracted to perform a job, no matter how menial, are considered to be ‘employees’, for the purposes of labour legislation. Only independent contractors are excluded, e.g. a plumber or electrician, who you need to call in from time to time, is an independent contractor.
What you need to know about the Employment Services Bill
- Published on 27 Nov 2012
- Helen Wilsenach
At the beginning of November, the Department of Labour published the Employment Services Bill, 2012. This follows on from the first draft of the bill, which was published for comment in 2010. It was greeted with dismay by many employers, criticised for being unworkable and placing too much of a burden on employers. Among others, the bill wanted:
Private dispute resolution: A good option
- Published on 22 Nov 2012
- Ivan Israelstam
All HR and IR professionals will know how important a quick yet fair and effective dispute resolution is. This means that HR and IR professionals need to take control of this process by ensuring that top-quality officials preside over all labour law-related processes.
Prepare, BBBEE is here to stay
- Published on 19 Nov 2012
- Jason Stewart
One of the first questions I am generally asked during consultations is: “When is broad-based black economic empowerment set to end?” To this I can only answer, “BBBEE is just getting started”.
