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Labour Law

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

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Sep 2025

Workers on strike at Premier’s Mister Sweet factory picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston last month to demand a report following an inspection by an official. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Occupational Health & Safety

Injured Mister Sweet workers yet to be compensated

Kimberly Mutandiro 11 Nov 2024

The 11-week strike at the Mister Sweet plant in Germiston has ended. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Mister Sweet strike ends: Workers to return to work next week

Kimberly Mutandiro 4 Nov 2024

Striking workers gather outside the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Occupational Health & Safety

Another worker loses a finger at Mister Sweet

Kimberly Mutandiro 28 Oct 2024

Coega SEZ is driven by a commitment to creating opportunities for the youth in nearby communities.

Skills Development

#YouthMonth: Human capital is the beating heart of Coega

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

Labour Law & Unions

TES conundrum in court: An 'employee' for PAYE, but not for VAT or ETI?

Joon Chong 16 May 2024

About 50 workers, mostly forklift drivers, are taking Heineken Beverages to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Workers take newly merged Heineken-Distell to the CCMA

Liezl Human 19 Jan 2024

Striking Simba factory workers picket inside the gates of the company’s premises in Isando because security would not let them out to protest. They were eventually let out a couple of hours later. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Simba factory workers down tools over "unfair" transport deductions

Kimberly Mutandiro 5 Oct 2023

E-commerce

Takealot workers strike for permanent positions

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 11 Jul 2022

Remuneration & Payroll

Earnings threshold increase - what you need to know

16 Feb 2022

#PulpNonFiction

#PulpNonFiction: Stranger than (science) fiction, how to get a head start on the future

Bronwyn Williams 3 Aug 2020

Labour Law

Former municipal workers fight labour broker issue

Zoë Postman 16 Jan 2020

Labour Law & Unions

Brokers compelled to register with Labour Department

27 Feb 2019

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Five reasons to be optimistic about youth unemployment in 2019

Jake Willis 7 Jan 2019

Retailers

Victory for workers at Dis-Chem

Zoë Postman 15 Nov 2018

Mining

Contract mining: The good, the bad and the ugly

Norman Keel 11 Sep 2018

Labour Law

Can the real employer please stand up?

Hugo Pienaar 2 Dec 2015

Talent Acquisition

Tips for choosing a temping agency

16 Nov 2015

Labour Law

Decisions on 'Deemed employee provisions' in LRA re labour brokers

Anastasia Vatalidis and Kerry Badal 20 Aug 2015

Labour Law

CCMA rules on interpretation of deeming provision in Labour Relations Act

30 Jun 2015

Labour Law

Impact of amendments to Labour Relations Act

Melissa Cogger and Randall van Voore 29 May 2015

Labour Law & Unions

Bitter battle over labour brokers threatens South Africa's fragile social order

David Dickinson 21 May 2015

Labour Law & Unions

New dispensation for employees on contracts

Ingrid Lewin 14 May 2015

Software

How to effectively engage with a software-service provider

Tim Kroon 21 Apr 2015

Labour Law

Labour Court emphasises duties of commissioners

Fiona Leppan and Bryce Bartlett 27 Mar 2015

Administration

Mining fundamental for SA economy

30 Sep 2014

Labour Law

SA Tourism case gives clarity on territorial application of LRA

Andrea Taylor 11 Jun 2014

Corporate & Commercial Law

Sectoral collective bargaining system upheld by Court

2 Dec 2013

Labour Law

New bill will impact on labour relations

26 Aug 2013

Labour

Alternatives to labour broking

Hugo Pienaar and Andrea Taylor 19 Aug 2013

Farming

Fawu threatens new Western Cape strike

Paul Vecchiatto 8 May 2013

Labour Law

Practical legislative guidelines for employers in 2013

Rob Cooper 8 Mar 2013

HR Management

To broke or go broke

Douglas Golan is MD of Black Pencil HR & IR. 25 Jan 2013

Labour Law

Public invited to comment on two Employment Bills

29 Nov 2012

Manufacturing

No more SA labour brokers for German chemicals manufacturer

12 Jun 2012

Labour Law

High court tells Cosatu not to threaten labour broker Transman

16 Mar 2012

Labour Law

SA can learn from Chinese about labour brokers

12 Mar 2012

Labour Law

Labour broker ban, an immediate Cosatu target

28 Oct 2011

Talent Acquisition

Unions versus business

19 Sep 2011

HR Management

Employment down 2.1% in August: Adcorp

12 Sep 2011

Recruitment

Screening your employees

29 Aug 2005

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