Industrial Relations

The Minister of Employment and Labour has declared that the Collective Amending Agreement concluded in the National Bargaining Council of the Leather Industry o

The Registrar of Labour Relations intends to cancel the registration of the South African Fastener Manufacturers Association ("the organisation") as the organis

The Labour Laws Amendment Act 10 of 2018 (LLAA) is not yet fully in operation. Sections 8 (a) (cA), 11, 15, and 16 which took effect on 1 November 2019 amend ce

There has been a delay in the implementation of the new Parental Rights that was signed into law late last year by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Unemployment

In January 2019 a new regulation regarding strikes was signed into the Labour Relations Act. This new regulation requires a secret ballot to be held by the empl

“I have been sexually harassed, Boss!” Handling employee complaints and grievances can be tricky and not all employers are of the understanding that employees h

On the 13th of August 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Bill into law. The Bill is now to

The Labour Relations Amendment Act which came into operation on 1st of January 2015, places significant restrictions on the use of fixed term contracts. Employers would be ill advised not to take note and adapt their employment contracts to comply with the new provisions.

The concept of a fixed term contract of employment is defined in Section 198B (1) of the LRA. In terms of the definition, a fixed term contract is a contract that terminates:

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What good would legislation be if compliance thereof is not monitored and enforced? In this article, I briefly explain what to expect when a Labour Inspector ap

In November 2018 President Ramaphosa signed a new type of leave, Parental Leave, into law. It has not become effective as President Ramaphosa did not announce a