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1. Mental health finally gaining recognition
(News)
... to account for any discrimination against depression using Employment Equity Act, Chapter 2, Section 6 (1). As Myburgh explains, while the Basic Conditions of Employment Act does not offer protection ...
Created on 22 Aug 2017
2. Labour laws protect new mothers
(Editor's Pick)
Pregnant employees are strongly protected under South African law. There are no fewer than six pieces of legislation that require employers to treat pregnant and post-pregnant employees with the greatest ...
Created on 15 Aug 2017
3. The role of a temporary employment service in the employment relationship
(Editor's Pick)
... terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 75 of 1997, which is currently set at ZAR 205,433.30. This judgment will no doubt raise further questions in relation to the practicalities surrounding ...
Created on 18 Jul 2017
4. Congratulations client, you're the sole employer of your TES employees
(Editor's Pick)
... provides that the client of a temporary employment service (TES) is deemed to be the employer of the TES employees earning less than the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 earnings threshold (currently ...
Created on 13 Jul 2017
5. Sick leave abuse rendering SA businesses unwell
(Opinion)
Despite legislation that clearly defines the management of sick leave for full-time employees, the issue of effective sick leave management and tackling abuse remains a challenge for most companies. The ...
Created on 4 Jul 2017
6. Cutting the cost of public holidays
(Editor's Pick)
... the obligations and flexibility permitted in both the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Public Holidays Act. Every employee is entitled to the public holidays published in the PHA (section 5(1) ...
Created on 3 May 2017
7. 10 days 'parental leave'
(News)
Proposed changes to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act could see the introduction of “parental leave”, which would allow a male or female parent 10 days’ leave on the birth or adoption of a child. ...
Created on 17 Nov 2016
8. Home Affairs not moved
(News)
... clerks which would ensure that employees still work a 40 hour week including Saturdays in line with the country’s labour laws, including the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. – SAnews.gov.za  ...
Created on 11 Nov 2016
9. Don’t get caught short when you’re calculating employees’ leave pay
(Editor's Pick)
In 2003, the Minister of Labour issued a schedule to clarify the requirements of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) for the correct calculation of leave pay, notice pay and severance pay. Some ...
Created on 10 Nov 2016
10. Don’t get caught short when you’re calculating employees’ leave pay
(Opinion)
In 2003, the Minister of Labour issued a schedule to clarify the requirements of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) for the correct calculation of leave pay, notice pay and severance pay. Some ...
Created on 10 Nov 2016
11. Poor sick leave management is affecting the health of businesses
(Editor's Pick)
... is “an absence from work permitted because of illness and the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick”. According to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act ...
Created on 9 Nov 2016
12. Family responsibility leave – Know the law
(News)
... Head of HR Business Unit at the company, explains that there are definite differences between Family Responsibility Leave governed by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and MEIBC Main Agreement ...
Created on 10 Oct 2016
13. LABOUR LAW AMENDMENTS WEAKEN EMPLOYERS AND STRENGTHEN JOB LOSSES
(Editor's Pick)
... employers have been strengthened; and prison terms and penalties for breaches of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act have been increased as have fines for Employment Equity Act breaches Employers ...
Created on 28 Sep 2016
14. Leave in business - critical to understand flexibility says CRS Technologies
(Company Category)
... makes the critical difference as to whether a business can retain talent or not. The various forms of leave accrual, and entitlements as set out in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), provide ...
Created on 2 Sep 2016
15. WHEN DOES A JOB APPLICANT BECOME AN EMPLOYEE?
(Editor's Pick)
... that the new job is no more he/she will have lost both the old and new jobs and be without a livelihood. Neither the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) nor the EEA nor the Labour Relations Act ...
Created on 30 Aug 2016
16. Incapacity of people with disabilities due to illness – what should employers do?
(Editor's Pick)
What can, or should, employers do when it comes to people with disabilities requiring additional time off work because of a complication or consequence of their disability? According to Dr Jerry Gule, ...
Created on 19 Aug 2016
17. SAPA urges swift action on new garnishee bill
(Editor's Pick)
... Act sets no cap on garnishee orders, and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act cap personal deductions only, employees can find themselves with no pay to take home, clearly something that is not sustainable ...
Created on 19 Aug 2016
18. Time is money - and the labour law is clear on that
(Company Category)
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) sets the fundamental conditions of service for all employment situations, ranging from the domestic to, with variations, the industrial. When it comes to hours ...
Created on 28 Jul 2016
19. Why you should avoid misusing sick leave
(Editor's Pick)
... is not a legal requirement.” In cases where a company does not provide leave information in their contract, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies. This is broken down into three distinct categories ...
Created on 20 Jul 2016
20. INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT DOES NOT PROTECT EMPLOYERS
(Editor's Pick)
... compulsory but the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) does require employers to inform employees in writing of their particulars of employment such as: The employer’s name and address The ...
Created on 30 Jun 2016


 

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