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1. Flexibility – does South Africa’s labour legislation allow for this?
(Editor's Pick)
Discussions surrounding labour law in South Africa can be extremely polarised. On the one side some employers advocate greater flexibility, while on the other some trade unions seek increased protections. ...
Created on 16 Oct 2017
2. LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMMES THAT NOW OFFER A MONTHLY STIPEND
(Editor's Pick)
... staffing needs. They also recognize that learnerships offer a multi-purpose approach of talent identification, wage bill subsidization, tax relief benefits, B-BBEE scorecard benefits and labour legislation ...
Created on 22 Mar 2017
3. CRS Technologies offers the A-Z of HR service
(News)
... Labour Legislation advice, Qualification Verification and Recruitment Services; Retrenchments, among others. “Not only is the A to Z of HR services campaign a novel way of communicating exactly what ...
Created on 8 Feb 2017
4. NO MORE LOOPHOLES FOR EMPLOYERS
(Editor's Pick)
South Africa’s labour legislation has, since 1996, been gradually but relentlessly removing labour flexibility from our economy. This is alarming because, especially in the modern world of business uncertainty, ...
Created on 4 Oct 2016
5. Time is money - and the labour law is clear on that
(Company Category)
... employer and employee. Labour legislation is also clear on overtime, defined as time worked in excess of the normal working hours. "The maximum permissible overtime is three hours per day or 10 hours ...
Created on 28 Jul 2016
6. INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT DOES NOT PROTECT EMPLOYERS
(Editor's Pick)
... in the document. A contract signed by both parties prevents such misunderstandings and/or disputes. Employers need to understand that labour legislation is there primarily to protect employees rather ...
Created on 30 Jun 2016
7. The Insourcing Vs Outsourcing Dilemma
(Editor's Pick)
... a deluge of below average performers that dangle the labour legislation carrot. In fact, many employers have stated that they would employ far more people, were it not for the seemingly impossible barriers ...
Created on 3 Jun 2016
8. Government committed to workers' rights
(News)
Government remains committed to ensure the welfare and good condition of service for workers, says President Jacob Zuma. To achieve this, government has put in place progressive labour legislation ...
Created on 3 May 2016
9. RISING FOOD PRICES TO PLACE PRESSURE ON EMPLOYERS FOR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE INCREASES
(Editor's Pick)
...  It is important to note that salary increases are not regulated by labour legislation, except in as far as may be provided for in any agreement or collective agreement, where provision is usually made ...
Created on 28 Apr 2016
10. CONTRACTS OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EMPLOYEES
(Editor's Pick)
... and held that for the purposes of all labour legislation, save for the LRA, the TES remained the employer of placed employees. In Assign Services the court had to decide whether the deeming provision ...
Created on 18 Apr 2016
11. Labour department targets security companies
(News)
The Department of Labour is to step up labour legislation compliance efforts within the private security sector. The department says legal action will be taken against security companies found to ...
Created on 31 Mar 2016
12. VARIATION AGREEMENTS OFTEN CRUCIAL IN BUSINESS TAKEOVERS
(Editor's Pick)
... of the legislation. •    Work out a strategy for completing the takeover without infringing the ever tightening labour legislation.  ...
Created on 18 Jan 2016
13. VARIATION AGREEMENTS OFTEN CRUCIAL IN BUSINESS TAKEOVERS
(Legal 2)
... of the legislation. •    Work out a strategy for completing the takeover without infringing the ever tightening labour legislation.  ...
Created on 18 Jan 2016
14. VARIATION AGREEMENTS OFTEN CRUCIAL IN BUSINESS TAKEOVERS
(Editor's Pick)
... in the light of the legislation. Work out a strategy for completing the takeover without infringing the ever tightening labour legislation.  ...
Created on 4 Jan 2016
15. EMPLOYEE DEFIANCE A GROWING PROBLEM
(Editor's Pick)
South African employees are so heavily protected by the Constitution, by labour legislation, by the Labour Courts the CCMA and trade unions that they are less often afraid to defy the employer’s instructions. ...
Created on 15 Dec 2015
16. Who is the real employer?
(Editor's Pick)
New labour legislation is aimed at providing more job security for “non-standard” workers, but debate has continued to rage about who the real employer is and whether a situation of dual employment exists. ...
Created on 1 Dec 2015
17. NO LICENSE TO FIRE AT WILL
(Editor's Pick)
Employers are becoming more and more desperate in their attempts to run orderly, productive and profitable businesses. The special obstacles to the achievement of this goal are intense and growing international ...
Created on 16 Nov 2015
18. NO LICENSE TO FIRE AT WILL
(Legal 2)
Employers are becoming more and more desperate in their attempts to run orderly, productive and profitable businesses. The special obstacles to the achievement of this goal are intense and growing international ...
Created on 16 Nov 2015
19. HOW SOUTH AFRICA’S LABOUR LAWS COMPARE GLOBALLY
(Editor's Pick)
... needs to address statutory inflexibility and overregulation in labour legislation, particularly with the global workforce set to fast track in the near future,” he says. According to the latest Ernst ...
Created on 6 Nov 2015
20. GAPS IN THE LRA LEAVE PARTIES GUESSING
(Editor's Pick)
In the mid 1990s the old labour legislation was repealed and was replaced by our current Labour Relations Act (LRA) negotiated between government, employers and trade unions. Due to the fact that parties ...
Created on 28 Sep 2015


 

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