'Sies' sees DJ fired

[Alex Matlala] Ditaba Malapane, a DJ at the Phalaborwa community radio station in Limpopo, has been dismissed from work for allegedly speaking Afrikaans on the air. 7 May 2012 10:58

Labour laws to set new course

In March, cabinet approved the submission of the amendment bills for the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) to Parliament. The two will deal with the phenomenon of labour broking and child labour, among other things. 2 May 2012 07:08

Employers must comply with legal requirements

Both residential and commercial compliance with the provisions for domestic workers, as set out in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and Occupational Health And Safety Act, has experienced a steady, but slower than expected uptake, resulting in many domestic workers still not enjoying the employment rights guaranteed by these two acts. 2 May 2012 09:52

Become employable without experience

Positions requiring experience from applicants, while applicants can't gain any experience without first having had a job, is a situation that has been frustrating job-seekers for ages. But there are ways to make oneself employable and gain experience without having landed a position in formal employment first, an education expert says. 15 May 2012 10:08

Legislation protects employee against social media prying

South African employees can take comfort in protection offered by our labour legislation should their employers ask them for their social media user names and profiles as has been happening in the United States. 9 May 2012 15:08

R800m allocated to Green Fund

The National Treasury has made an amount of R800m available for the Green Fund over the next two financial years. 3 May 2012 05:11

SA's unskilled workers 'paid too much'

Economist Mike Schussler says if thousands of people who lack skills receive smaller pay rises at the entry level, SA could slash its 'embarrassing' unemployment rate. 8 May 2012 10:21

Absenteeism costing SA billions in lost production

Fin24 reports that high levels of absenteeism and sick leave are costing the South African economy about R3,9bn a year in lost production and that the average output per worker was just R574,92 a day. 16 May 2012 07:03

New MD for Kelly

Graham Bentley, co-founder of an IT recruitment firm, Paracon, has been appointed as the new MD for Kelly. His mission is to make recruitment profitable and growing the bottom line. 8 May 2012 11:54

Transnet to create more than half a million jobs

State-owned transport logistics company Transnet told parliament yesterday that its R300bn infrastructure programme would create more than 588 000 direct and indirect jobs. 9 May 2012 13:41

Chaos follows Alli's exit

While Sanral CEO Nazir Alli seems to have bowed under pressure from the Gauteng e-tolling crisis, his political leaders seem to shy away from all responsibility in the resultant chaos. 11 May 2012 12:25

R5.75bn to help boost manufacturing sector

The manufacturing sector is to get a R5.75bn injection over six years from the Department of Trade and Industry to help factories become more competitive in the increasingly difficult global economic environment. 15 May 2012 13:06

Social recruitment, an effective alternative

Recruiting must change as job seekers change, believes Rowena Lalla, HR manager at NATIVE. According to Lalla, the methods that worked with the Baby Boomers and Generation X, may not be the methods that work with the Millenial Generation. 26 Apr 2012 12:17