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Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

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When do restraint of trade agreements become unreasonable in the eyes of the court?

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Workers at a household goods wholesaler in Johannesburg must be paid the minimum wage, not according to targets reached, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

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Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2025

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Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

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After termination, are staff preferential interest rates up for debate?

Terry Mwango, Quinter Okuta, Charles Omondi Oyeng and Kelsey Naluende 20 Feb 2025

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Results-based remuneration: Do minimum wage rules apply if you're not paid by the hour?

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Siya Ngcamu and Eugene Chaphi 12 Feb 2025

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Minimum wage increase is coming: Is your business prepared?

John Botha 5 Feb 2025

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Dismissal codes expanded: What employers need to know

Keshni Naicker and Amandla Makhongwana 30 Jan 2025

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A hot and troubled world of work: How South Africa’s bold new climate act and labour law can align to drive a just transition

Debbie Collier 29 Jan 2025

Bruce Hunt, Managing Director, Transcend Capital

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Business vs franchise transfer: What happens to employee contracts?

Business vs franchise transfer: What happens to employee contracts?

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Jonathan Goldberg, Chairman Global Business Solutions

Groundbreaking draft dismissal code to transform South Africa's workplace culture

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Community work contracts extended for participants aged 55 and older

17 Jan 2025

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Nyasha Chingono 16 Jan 2025

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5 immigration service targets and what Home Affairs needs to achieve them

Imraan Mahomed, Taryn York and Mapaseka Nketu 15 Jan 2025

Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber

#BizTrends2025: Anticipating B-BBEE transformation in South Africa in 2025

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Judge Nana Makhubele could face impeachment after a Judicial Conduct Tribunal found her guilty of misconduct. Archive photo: Masego Mafata/GroundUp

Judge Makhubele guilty of gross misconduct

Tania Broughton 13 Jan 2025

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans

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The decision to sunset Long Steel has sparked debate in the steel industry. Source: ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal Long Steel closure sparks debate over industrial policy

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jan 2025

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Sick of sick leave? What employers can and cannot do about it

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Nicol Myburgh, head of HR Services at CRS outlines some changes businesses face following the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEA) 4 of 2022 coming into effect

New Employment Equity Amendment Act: Compliance is achievable

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Source: © the Workers Union John Botha, joint-CEO of Global Business Solutions, emphasises the importance of collaboration to mitigate the effects of retrenchments

Rethinking retrenchments though collaboration and a combination approach

John Botha 27 Dec 2024

Mr Sweet workers picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston during their 11-week strike. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Mister Sweet workers face disciplinary hearings for strike

Kimberly Mutandiro 20 Dec 2024

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OHS isn't just physical: Why employee mental health is also your business

18 Dec 2024

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Zero-tolerance policy revisited: Postive cannabis test is not enough for a fair dismissal

Jacques van Wyk 11 Dec 2024

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SAA pilots plan strike over pay dispute amid ongoing negotiations

5 Dec 2024

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Can employers withhold the pay of staff for working from home?

Jacques van Wyk and Danelle Plaatjies 27 Nov 2024

Four years after the landmark Concourt Mahalangu ruling, domestic workers are still unable to access compensation. Archive photo: Bernard Chiguvare / GroundUp

Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple

Kimberly Mutandiro and GroundUp Staff 26 Nov 2024

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Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

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Malicious whistleblowing - part 1: How to deal with employees that cry wolf

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Mbali Nkosi 22 Nov 2024

A protest organised by the Simunye Workers Forum in 2021. The Labour Appeal Court is to hear an appeal against a ruling that the forum be registered as a trade union. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Crucial court battle over future of “new” trade unions

Tania Broughton 21 Nov 2024

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