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About 50 members of the Food and Allied Workers Union picketed outside the Labour Court on Tuesday. They had applied to interdict South African Breweries (SAB) from retrenching workers. Photo: Silver Sibiya / GroundUp

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Draft Code on equal pay available for comment

Draft Code on equal pay available for comment

Jacques van Wyk 29 Oct 2014

Black economic empowerment is the name of the game in South Africa Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Mzwandile Masina told potential investors in China, urging them to embrace the concepts and abide by the rules applicable in South Africa. Image: GCIS

Masina appeals to investors to comply with BEE

29 Oct 2014

New Presidential BEE Advisory Council appointed

New Presidential BEE Advisory Council appointed

24 Oct 2014

Employee is entitled to approach CCMA directly

Employee is entitled to approach CCMA directly

Jacques van Wyk, Andre van Heerden and Unesu Moyo 23 Oct 2014

Employers prohibited from accepting payments by employees

Employers prohibited from accepting payments by employees

Lauren Salt and Sidasha Naidoo 21 Oct 2014

MTN's Thema Nyathi says that so far 240 people have taken voluntary retrenchment from MTN as it struggles to reduce staff costs from 7% to just 4%. Image:

MTN offering voluntary retrenchment to cut staff costs

Thabiso Mochiko 21 Oct 2014

Gauteng's Acting MEC for Health, Lebogang Maile has urged striking emergency workers to get back to work and to stop intimidating other workers who are not and strike and do not support the strike action. Image:

Emergency workers urged to end illegal strike

More Matshediso 17 Oct 2014

MEC liable for damages after doctor's rape

MEC liable for damages after doctor's rape

Johan Botes 13 Oct 2014

Draft Code on Equal Pay published for comment

Draft Code on Equal Pay published for comment

6 Oct 2014

Minimum wages for workers in the gardening and landscaping sector are currently being determined as public hearings are conducted throughout South Africa. Image:

Minimum wages to be set for gardening service workers

2 Oct 2014

Minister of Public Service and Administration Collins Chabane says government will establish a central database of all employees who have been suspended or are being investigated for alleged fraud, corruption or other illegal acts. Image: GCIS

Disciplinary cases to be centralised on database

29 Sep 2014

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr hosts employment seminar

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr hosts employment seminar

26 Sep 2014

Employment law specialists must offer more proactive services

Employment law specialists must offer more proactive services

22 Sep 2014

LRA and transfer of employees in outsourcing arrangements

LRA and transfer of employees in outsourcing arrangements

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 19 Sep 2014

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John Mc Loughlin 17 Sep 2014

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will host a Chinese delegation to examine ways to improve South Africa's methods of handling social security and improving conditions of employment. Image: GCIS

SA and China to improve employment services

12 Sep 2014

SAP's refusal to promote Barnard was not unlawful

SAP's refusal to promote Barnard was not unlawful

8 Sep 2014

BCEAA introduces important changes to Employment Act

BCEAA introduces important changes to Employment Act

5 Sep 2014

The BMF's Dumisani Mpafa supports a national minimum wage in principle but warns the implications have to be carefully assessed as it could increase the ranks of the unemployed. Image: BMF

Minimum wage has serious implications for business

5 Sep 2014

Let's stop throwing stones in the well

Let's stop throwing stones in the well

Anton Ressel 4 Sep 2014

Nomusa Dube-Ncube has dissolved the Mooi Mpofana municipality and fired its seven councillors. Image:

Mooi River municipality disbanded, councillors fired

More Matshediso 4 Sep 2014

Sexual harassment vs inappropriate comment

Sexual harassment vs inappropriate comment

Olivia Eleanor Timothy and Zaryl Bhero 29 Aug 2014

Legal Journalist of the Year Award 2014 - enter now

Legal Journalist of the Year Award 2014 - enter now

28 Aug 2014

Faith feints, dodges Hlaudi weather

Faith feints, dodges Hlaudi weather

27 Aug 2014

Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete has asked members of the EFF to justify, in writing, why they should not be suspended from Parliament after disrupting it last week in contravention of the rules. Image:

Mbete may suspend EFF members from Parliament

27 Aug 2014

Merger-related employment conditions stifling efficiencies

Merger-related employment conditions stifling efficiencies

Natalie von Ey and Kitso Tlhabanelo 22 Aug 2014

Child labour remains a scourge in South Africa and the Department of Labour and various non-governmental organisations are working to prevent exploitation of children by ruthless adults. Image:

Measures implemented to reduce child labour and exploitation

21 Aug 2014

Government policy must stimulate growth, not stifle it

Government policy must stimulate growth, not stifle it

20 Aug 2014

Amendment Act a move to streamline labour environment

Amendment Act a move to streamline labour environment

20 Aug 2014

Invitation to make representations to Essential Services Committee

Invitation to make representations to Essential Services Committee

20 Aug 2014

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