4 days ago2 minNotice: Return to Work of Vulnerable EmployeesThe Director-General of the Department of Health on 10 November 2020 issued a notice regarding the return to work of vulnerable employees...
Nov 176 minDrinking at work functionsIn the dynamic realm of the working world, team structures, authority lines, and organisational cultures are varied and unique. Amidst th...
Oct 51 minNational stay-away strike planned for Wednesday 7 October 2020The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is mobilising its members to join in a nation-wide socio-economic strike against corr...
Sep 293 minSelection criteria & retrenchmentsSouth Africa has experienced several negative economic factors including the COVID-19 pandemic that have negatively affected the performa...
Sep 232 minWho 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 222 minBenefits of regular Performance AppraisalsConstructive communication around performance adds great value to an organisation and employees and is effective when correctly and thoro...
Sep 71 minNewsflash! Extension of TERSThe COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) Directive signed on the 11th of August 2020 has been extended to the 15...
Aug 182 minSummary: Level 2 Directive - 16 August 2020The directive and the workforce: Specific exclusions – Table 3 Night clubs International passenger air travel for leisure purposes Passen...
Aug 132 minSummary: Directive 11 August 2020Extension of COVID-19 benefits for employees until the 15th of Aug. Definitions: Remuneration- same definition as in the BCEA Vulnerable ...
Jul 291 minReduction in the isolation period for confirmed COVID-19 infectionThe recommended isolation period for patients with confirmed Covid-19 infection is reduced from 14 to 10 days. It has also been reported ...
Jul 211 minCOVID-19 UIF benefit extended to August 2020President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the national state of disaster to August 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19. In light of this, Em...
Jul 153 minYou’ve laid off staff due to COVID-19 restrictions, now what?Since March this year, we have seen an unprecedented amount of businesses forced to implement measures such as short time, variable pay, ...
Jul 152 minJune 2020 TERS application requirementsCOVID-19 TERS Applications for June 2020 have now been opened according to the Department of Employment and Labour. There have however be...
Jul 11 minTERS benefits to cease as at end of June 2020.It has been announced by Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi that the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will pay relief payments ...
Jun 291 minDMA Directive Level 3 - 25 June 2020Download the full directive here. For more information on the above topic, please contact the LabourNet Helpdesk at 0861 LABNET (0861 522...
Jun 231 minUIF COVID-19 TERS Benefits - How to apply!May applications are open. Where employers have only received payment for some of their employees in April, employers can continue to app...
Jun 152 minExtension of Hairdressing and Cosmetology Main Agreement – Ex Gracia payments and Wage increasesOn 2 June 2020, Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi signed the extension to non-parties of the Consolidated Collective Agreement for the Nationa...
May 291 minCOVID-TERS Directive & Amendments - what does it mean?For more information on the above topic, please contact the LabourNet Helpdesk at 0861 LABNET (0861 522638). Not yet a LabourNet client, ...
May 213 minFollow up on COVID-19 TERS PaymentsThe Department of Labour is following up on COVID-19 TERS payments made to employers to enable them to pay their employees during the pan...
May 182 minCCMA Access as of 18 May 2020Following the directive sent out on 8 May, the CCMA has issued a new directive on 16 May setting out new procedures for accessing the CCM...
