Labour Law & Unions Wallpost Africa

Graeme Palmer
SOUTH AFRICA
When foreign employers hire South African employees...

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[Graeme Palmer] Advances in technology have allowed employees to become more mobile, and in many instances, enabled them to work remotely from anywhere in the world...

Posted 5 months ago | Like
Shan Radcliffe
SOUTH AFRICA
Quiet hiring: What it means for employers and employees

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[Shan Radcliffe] 'Quiet quitting' has been an HR buzzword for about a year now and is used to describe employees who refuse to do more than the bare minimum of their job description... but what about 'quiet hiring'? What is it and what does it mean in organisational terms?

Posted 12 months ago | Like
Jacques van Wyk
SOUTH AFRICA
No leniency for dishonesty in the workplace

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[Jacques van Wyk] Here we review whether an employee's dismissal for dishonesty for infringing the employer's Covid-19 protocols was procedurally and substantively fair...

Posted 2 years ago | Like
Louise Woodburn
SOUTH AFRICA
The dos and don'ts of compulsory vaccination policies

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[Louise Woodburn] The labour department recently published guidelines stipulating that Covid-19 vaccinations can be made mandatory. However, this raises a number of questions...

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Jacques van Wyk
SOUTH AFRICA
Impimpi Alive - whistleblowing system for minimum wage defaulters

Impimpi Alive - whistleblowing system for minimum wage defaulters
[Jacques van Wyk] The DOL has developed a new system that will allow employees to report companies that fail to comply with the National Minimum Wage Act...

Posted 4 years ago | Like
Rosalind Davey
SOUTH AFRICA
Risks of the virtual workplace and how to minimise them

Risks of the virtual workplace and how to minimise them
[Rosalind Davey] More and more businesses are expanding into a virtual world, which has advantages for employers and employees alike, but challenges and risks too...

Posted 5 years ago | Like
Johan Botes
SOUTH AFRICA
Defining the lines for automatic transfer of employees

Defining the lines for automatic transfer of employees
[Johan Botes] Do employees automatically transfer from an old service provider to a new service provider when the client replaces the one with the other...?

Posted 5 years ago | Like
Shan Radcliffe
SOUTH AFRICA
You can't fire me, I resign!

You can't fire me, I resign!
[Shan Radcliffe] The past year has seen many high level execs resign rather than face a disciplinary inquiry. This raises the question: does a company have any right to reject a 'resignation with immediate effect' and make the employee go through the disciplinary process...?

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Kyle Cowan
SOUTH AFRICA
Transnet set to ditch 8,000 jobs

Transnet set to ditch 8,000 jobs
[Kyle Cowan] More than 8,000 jobs are on the line at state-owned rail company Transnet, where management is believed to be mooting a second round of retrenchments this year...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Dharmesh Nagar
SOUTH AFRICA
Enterprise supplier development provides win-win in MAC Codes

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[Dharmesh Nagar] Partnering with small business while still maintaining service delivery standards need not be an insurmountable challenge...

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt)
SOUTH AFRICA
Understanding the legalities of overtime

Understanding the legalities of overtime
[Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt)] The Basic Conditions of Employment Act sets out some clear, realistic laws governing overtime that all employers must heed. This legislation does a good job of balancing the rights of employees and the needs of businesses to avoid contention between employers and employees...

Posted 7 years ago | Like
SOUTH AFRICA
Delays in retirement reform may harm South Africa's economic stability

Delays in retirement reform may harm South Africa's economic stability
[Rob Cooper] The Payroll Authors Group of South Africa has expressed concern about recent reports that indicate that the implementation of the new tax harmonisation and preservation rules for retirement funds may be once again postponed...

Posted 8 years ago | Like (1)
Rhys Evans
SOUTH AFRICA
Rights and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Rights and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
[Rhys Evans] People are the most important asset of any organisation, and all employees are entitled to the highest consideration for their safety while in the workplace...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Jenny Reid
SOUTH AFRICA
Criminal record expunging: Saving grace or catastrophic lapse in judgement?

Jenny Reid[Jenny Reid] Another stark reminder of how seriously our justice system takes qualifications fraud presented itself earlier this month when former police spokesman Vincent Mdunge was sentenced to five years imprisonment...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt)
SOUTH AFRICA
Extension for Compensation Fund returns gives SMEs some breathing space

Extension for Compensation Fund returns gives SMEs some breathing space
[Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt)] The Department of Labour has extended the deadline for Return of Earnings for employers registered with the Compensation Fund to 31 May 2015. These returns are usually due by the end of March each year...

Posted 9 years ago | Like
Harry Welby-Cooke
SOUTH AFRICA
Why the new BBBEE codes are good for your business

Harry Welby-Cooke[Harry Welby-Cooke] Many entrepreneurs find the BBBEE Codes of Good Practice overwhelming and confusing, so they've been ignoring them until now...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Jacques van Wyk
SOUTH AFRICA
Draft Code of Good Practice on equal pay for work of equal value

Jacques van Wyk[Jacques van Wyk] The Minister of Labour published the Draft Code of Good Practice on equal pay for work of equal value ('Draft Code') on 29 September 2014. The Draft Code is available for public comment until 31 October 2014.

Posted 9 years ago | Like
Olga Meshoe
SOUTH AFRICA
Is there an obligation on black-owned businesses to transform?

Is there an obligation on black-owned businesses to transform?
[Olga Meshoe] The revised Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Code of Good Practice (the "RCoGP") has highlighted government's desire to see more small black businesses gaining access to economic opportunity.

Posted 10 years ago | Like
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