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MTN offering voluntary retrenchment to cut staff costs

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Cosatu plans 'funeral march' for e-tolls

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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

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MEC liable for damages after doctor's rape

Johan Botes 13 Oct 2014

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Draft Code on Equal Pay published for comment

6 Oct 2014

Government to promote access to economic opportunities

Government to promote access to economic opportunities

2 Oct 2014

Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium has reported a loss of R302m this year after strikes hurt the local steel market. Image: Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium

Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium's net loss of R302m

30 Sep 2014

Even though there is a Post Office strike, residents in Ekurhuleni have been urged to pay their accounts on time using 'other means' or risk incurring arrears charges or having services suspended. Image:

Ekurhuleni asks residents to use 'other means' to view statements

30 Sep 2014

SAE4D comments on the proposed Social Inclusion Policy Framework

SAE4D comments on the proposed Social Inclusion Policy Framework

30 Sep 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

Steel output from manufacturers has reduced sharply as a result of the strike among metal workers earlier this year. Image: ArcelorMittal

Strikes hurt metal output in SA

Mark Allix 25 Sep 2014

Employment law specialists must offer more proactive services

Employment law specialists must offer more proactive services

22 Sep 2014

Astrapak says that strike action has hurt the company and reduced its loss per share to at least 33 cents

Astrapak reports loss of 33 cents a share

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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Tips for SMEs to keep on the right side of the law

Tips for SMEs to keep on the right side of the law

11 Sep 2014

African countries are tightening up tax policies

African countries are tightening up tax policies

Jeff Blackbeard and David White 10 Sep 2014

SA lags on paternity leave

SA lags on paternity leave

Fadia Arnold 10 Sep 2014

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Screws tighten on taxing expats in foreign countries

Jeff Blackbeard 9 Sep 2014

SAP's refusal to promote Barnard was not unlawful

SAP's refusal to promote Barnard was not unlawful

8 Sep 2014

SA Mining Development Association President Bridgette Radebe warns that the state must start using its powers to insist companies do more beneficiation locally. Image:

State blamed for slow beneficiation of minerals

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

The value of gender parity in technology

The value of gender parity in technology

Louise O'Sullivan 3 Sep 2014

Naamsa's Nico Vermeulen expects that domestic vehicles sales will fall but improvements in Europe should see exports rising quite sharply. Image: Naamsa

Exports of vehicles increase in August

3 Sep 2014

Les Matuson, one of the business rescue practitioners responsible for African Bank Investments Limited has confirmed that no decision on retrenchments of Ellerines workers has been made yet. Image: Matuson & Associates

No retrenchment of Ellerines workers yet

1 Sep 2014

Sexual harassment vs inappropriate comment

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Olivia Eleanor Timothy and Zaryl Bhero 29 Aug 2014

The consultation process regarding e-tolling of Gauteng's freeways kicks off in Midrand today when representatives from organised labour meet with Gauteng officials. Image: Facebook

Gauteng's e-tolls consultation gets underway

27 Aug 2014

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