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Landmark ConCourt ruling on parental leave and what it means for employers

3 Oct 2025

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

Court dismisses bid to stop retrenchment of SA Breweries workers

Silver Sibiya 2 Oct 2025

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Sundowns ruling: When do commission 'clawbacks' fall under contract and not employment law?

Lenja Dahms-Jansen 1 Oct 2025

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Labour Court clarifies precautionary suspension laws in Bombela case

Riona Kalua 29 Sep 2025

Lesotho’s coat of arms at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Tariff changes could halve the country’s exports to the United States, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Sechaba Mokhethi 26 Sep 2025

Tando Poni, Samwu’s regional secretary, addresses a crowd of workers on Tuesday, instructing them to return to work. Photo: Johnnie Isaacs / GroundUp

Municipal strike called off in Buffalo City

Johnnie Isaac 25 Sep 2025

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High Court clarifies critical interpretation of employer immunity under Coida

Mtho Maphumulo 23 Sep 2025

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Labour Court underscores victim perspective in workplace harassment ruling

Sibusiso Dube and Soraia Machado 22 Sep 2025

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LAC confirms contract workers can't have their cake and employee rights too

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Sep 2025

Coca-Cola Beverages SA faces job cuts and plant closures

Coca-Cola Beverages SA faces job cuts and plant closures

19 Sep 2025

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Court ruling on polygraph dismissals and misclassified terminations

Riona Kalua 17 Sep 2025

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Right to individual defence: Court reinstates 19 workers after unfair strike dismissal

Riona Kalua 12 Sep 2025

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Employers can't sidestep employee fund contributions despite business transfer

Mzwakhe Poswa 4 Sep 2025

Refuse workers block the gates to Durban’s solid waste depot. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Durban waste workers protest over salary cuts

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 3 Sep 2025

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