by Chelsea Brown | 11 Sep, 2024 | News
By David Short and Ciara Pillay In a recent Labour Court decision, Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd v Godfrey Makaloi and 2 Others, the complexities of workplace misconduct were brought into focus when a seemingly minor incident escalated into a legal battle. The case,...
by Sean Slabber | 28 Feb, 2024 | News
On the 1st of February 2024, the Minister of Labour published for comment proposed amendments to the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998. The proposed amendments relate to the planned introduction of Numerical Targets for different occupational levels in respect of the...
by Sean Slabber | 2 Aug, 2023 | News
Since the advent of the National Lockdown to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Virus and now regular Loadshedding, many employers have resorted to placing their employees on a temporary layoff to alleviate the deleterious economic effects of both of these events on...
by Sean Slabber | 14 Jun, 2023 | News
The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (“the Act”) is primarily intended to promote the right to equality in the workplace, ensuring that all employees enjoy equal opportunities and are treated equally by their employers in order to address South...
by Sean Slabber | 21 May, 2023 | News
With the advent of Covid-19 in 2019 which resulted in a national lockdown in March 2020, many Employers suffered financial distress which forced them to restructure their businesses, impacting significantly on their employees, with widespread retrenchment becoming the...
