Labour Law & Unions South Africa

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Image source: rawpixel.com from

New earnings threshold now in effect: Are your employment contracts compliant?Carole Ratcliffe

Image source: katemangostar from

Are your disciplinary processes up to Code?

6 May 2026

Sean Summers is CEO of Pick n Pay. Source: Suppleid.

Workers’ Day at Pick n Pay: Wages and benefits under review

4 May 2026

Company news

More company news | Submit

The multi-skilled workforce advantage and rethinking talent in the specialist age

eatbigfish The multi-skilled workforce advantage and rethinking talent in the specialist age

2 days

Absa executives recognised for shaping Africa’s future leadership

OnPoint PR Absa executives recognised for shaping Africa’s future leadership

3 days

South African workers love their jobs, but younger employees are still looking

KLA South African workers love their jobs, but younger employees are still looking

7 May 2026

New free guide helps South African employers hire and support people with visual impairments

OnPoint PR New free guide helps South African employers hire and support people with visual impairments

7 May 2026

Future-proof your career with transferable skills

Pnet Future-proof your career with transferable skills

4 May 2026

The art of staying age-relevant

Auguste Coetzer Executive Recruitment The art of staying age-relevant

29 Apr 2026

Digital access needs digital skills

Ignition Group Digital access needs digital skills

24 Apr 2026

Africa’s future of work takes center stage at LND 2026 build-up

Africa L&D Conference Africa’s future of work takes center stage at LND 2026 build-up

24 Apr 2026

The true cost of grief at work: What South African employers need to understand

Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group The true cost of grief at work: What South African employers need to understand

21 Apr 2026

The entry-level roles that open career doors for graduates

Pnet The entry-level roles that open career doors for graduates

20 Apr 2026

Tegs is convening South Africa’s key edcation stakeholders to address SA’s edcation crisis

Thinkerneur Tegs is convening South Africa’s key edcation stakeholders to address SA’s edcation crisis

15 Apr 2026

Anja Bates

Pnet The AI shift: Mapping South Africa’s growing AI skills economy

13 Apr 2026

More news

Image source:

Labour Court rules on quid pro quo harassment and contractor conduct

Sibusiso Dube and Tony Misago 4 May 2026

Image source: Christos Georghiou –

Public servants receive 4% wage increase

28 Apr 2026

Attorney and Prasa whistleblower Martha Ngoye addresses the audience at the launch of the Courage Hub SA. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

New centre to support whistleblowers

Ihsaan Haffejee 28 Apr 2026

Image source:

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner who questioned assault victim’s gender

Tania Broughton 21 Apr 2026

Image source:

Why SA’s high earners may soon lose the right to reclaim their jobs

Jonathan Goldberg 20 Apr 2026

Source: © BlueSkyIm -

Whistleblower overload - part 2: Mitigation through clear policies and redirected claims

Luway Mongie and Graham Damant 7 Apr 2026

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

LAC overturns interdict: CCMA to decide whether section 188A(11) jurisdictional requirements exist

Keshni Naicker and Sanele Vilakazi 1 Apr 2026

Image source: 4045 from

Legal challenges of protests in South African shopping centres

Mzwakhe Poswa 30 Mar 2026

Police kept protesting former municipal workers away from Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s State of the City address in Germiston on Wednesday. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 27 Mar 2026

Image source: cottonbro studio from

Whistleblower overload - part 1: When grievances masquerade as whistleblowing

Luway Mongie and Graham Damant 25 Mar 2026

Image source: rawpixel.com from

Mutual separation vs retrenchment: LAC ruling provides clarity

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 18 Mar 2026

Worker wins compensation case after 13 years of litigation

Tania Broughton 16 Mar 2026

Mass layoffs loom for Samancor as Eskom's price cut fails to save jobs

12 Mar 2026

Draft amendments to employment laws - part 2: Labour Relations Bill to reshape workplace norms in 2026

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Mar 2026

Draft amendments to employment laws - part 1: Parental leave overhaul and more

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 5 Mar 2026

UCT staff strike ends as agreement is reached

Liezl Human 4 Mar 2026

Protected strike action: Can employers legally reward non-strikers?

Aadil Patel 3 Mar 2026

Striking UCT staff demand 7% increase

Liezl Human 26 Feb 2026

ConCourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Feb 2026

Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement

Marecia Damons 24 Feb 2026

Cannabis in the workplace: Rights, regulations, and responsibilities

Seshni Moodley 23 Feb 2026

Employers warned: Employees are not assets, rules Labour Court

Bradley Workman-Davies 18 Feb 2026

JTI South Africa certified as Top Employer for 2026

JTI South Africa 18 Feb 2026

2 major South African unions reject Eskom's 6% wage increase offer

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 18 Feb 2026

Battle over former Heathfield principal’s return

Marecia Damons 16 Feb 2026

KZN sweatshops sued for labour law violations

Tania Broughton 12 Feb 2026

Let's do Biz