by ZooKeeper | Feb 8, 2024 | Articles
► Amendment to National Minimum Wage: On 2 February 2024 the Minister of Employment and Labour amended the national minimum wage. The national minimum wage will, as of 1 March 2024, increase from R25.42 to R27.58 for each ordinary hour worked. This represents an...
by ZooKeeper | Nov 28, 2023 | Articles
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared 15 December 2023 as a national public holiday. Additionally, 16 December, known as the Day of Reconciliation, is also recognised as a public holiday. The occurrence of these two consecutive public holidays raises considerations...
by ZooKeeper | Oct 30, 2023 | Articles
JUDGMENT – BCEA LEAVE PROVISIONS Earlier this week the Gauteng High Court considered the constitutionality of various leave provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 75 of 1997 (“BCEA”) relating to maternity, parental, adoption and...
by ZooKeeper | Jul 6, 2023 | Articles
The issue that had to be decided in Bhembe / Independent Development Trust (IDT) (2015) 24 CCMA 7.17.1 was whether the dismissal of the applicant, Mrs. Busisiwe Bhembe (hereinafter referred to as “Bhembe” or “the applicant”), was conducted in a fair procedure; and...
by ZooKeeper | May 18, 2023 | Articles
In the matter of Association of Mineworkers and Construction and Others v Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited and Others (CCT181/18) [2020] ZACC 1 (23 January 2020) the Constitutional Court found that an employer is not required to consult with a minority union during a...
by ZooKeeper | Apr 20, 2023 | Articles
The Employment Equity Amendment Act has made a number of changes which seek to shape the employment equity landscape and will cause companies to have to change their practices significantly in certain respects. by Ulrich Stander & WP Moolman The Employment Equity...