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2 days ago
11 min

Misconduct: Consideration of the Elements and Extent of Insubordination

The rationale behind insubordination At the core of any employment relationship sprouts a common law duty of an employee to render servic...

Feb 22
1 min

Strike action planned in response to economic problems

South African Federation of Trade Unions has given notice to NEDLAC that they plan to embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday the 24th...

Feb 16
1 min

TERS Claims 2021

COVID-19 TERS has been extended to 15 March 2021, claimants can also apply for assistance dating back to 16 October 2020. The reinstateme...

Jan 29
1 min

CCMA Budget cuts and its effect on dispute resolution

As of 1 December 2020, the CCMA announced that it would stop the use of part-time commissioners and has since been functioning with the u...

Jan 12
6 min

Summary of 2020 Amendments

If one thing is certain, no quote better suits 2020 than that of Heraclitus, “the only constant in life is change”. Unlike the unforeseen...

Jan 11
1 min

Main Collective Agreement: Bargaining Council for Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering & Allied Trades

The Minister of Employment and Labour has declared that the Main Collective Agreement concluded in the Bargaining Council for the Fast Fo...

Jan 5
2 min

Summary of the Adjusted Alert Level 3 Regulations

With the ‘second wave’ of infections experienced across South Africa and infection rates peaking, President Ramaphosa announced that Sout...

Dec 8, 2020
2 min

TERS Benefit Extended

The TERS benefits claim period has been extended and employers may now claim on behalf of eligible employees for the extended period of 1...

Dec 7, 2020
1 min

Main Collective Agreement: Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector

The Minister of Employment and Labour has declared that the Administration Expenses and Registration Main Collective Agreement concluded ...

Nov 24, 2020
2 min

Notice: Return to Work of Vulnerable Employees

The Director-General of the Department of Health on 10 November 2020 issued a notice regarding the return to work of vulnerable employees...

Nov 17, 2020
6 min

Drinking at work functions

In the dynamic realm of the working world, team structures, authority lines, and organisational cultures are varied and unique. Amidst th...

Oct 5, 2020
1 min

National stay-away strike planned for Wednesday 7 October 2020

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is mobilising its members to join in a nation-wide socio-economic strike against corr...

Sep 29, 2020
3 min

Selection criteria & retrenchments

South Africa has experienced several negative economic factors including the COVID-19 pandemic that have negatively affected the performa...

Sep 23, 2020
2 min

Who may claim from the Temporary Employment relief scheme (TERS)?

TERS was created to assist employees who have lost income because of COVID-19 and the regulations limiting economic activity during the d...

Sep 22, 2020
2 min

Benefits of regular Performance Appraisals

Constructive communication around performance adds great value to an organisation and employees and is effective when correctly and thoro...

Sep 7, 2020
1 min

Newsflash! Extension of TERS

The COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) Directive signed on the 11th of August 2020 has been extended to the 15...

Aug 18, 2020
2 min

Summary: Level 2 Directive - 16 August 2020

The directive and the workforce: Specific exclusions – Table 3 Night clubs International passenger air travel for leisure purposes Passen...

Aug 13, 2020
2 min

Summary: Directive 11 August 2020

Extension of COVID-19 benefits for employees until the 15th of Aug. Definitions: Remuneration- same definition as in the BCEA Vulnerable ...

Jul 29, 2020
1 min

Reduction in the isolation period for confirmed COVID-19 infection

Jul 21, 2020
1 min

COVID-19 UIF benefit extended to August 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the national state of disaster to August 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19. In light of this, Em...

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