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Labour Law & Unions

The cost of hiding a dismissal under the guise of 'retrenchment'

Chloë Loubser and Grace Crocker 6 hours

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Labour Law & Unions

Sedumedi’s R2.3m victory: A costly lesson in vague contracts

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 5 Jun 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Meet the young entrepreneurs who’re redefining resilience

SMEs

Meet the young entrepreneurs who’re redefining resilience

Issued by OnPoint PR 7 May 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025

The TASEZ-NAACAM partnership will focus on several strategic areas. Source: Supplied.

Automotive

NAACAM and TASEZ partner to boost local skills and SMEs in the automotive sector

11 Mar 2025

Palliative care

St Luke's Hospice in-patient unit shut down

Katja Hamilton 24 Dec 2024

The Department of Employment and Labour has closed its office in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, due to safety and security concerns. Photo: Warren Mabona / GroundUp

HR & Management

Mamelodi residents struggle to claim UIF as labour office closed

Warren Mabona 5 Nov 2024

Source: © IMASA A coalition of African editor guilds and media owner organisations has partnered with Code for Africa’s (CfA) media research unit, CivicSignal, to build a database tracking title closures, staff losses and other market impacts

Media

Calling on African media to map the media meltdown

14 Oct 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Massive budget increase for Ters

8 Oct 2024

SAs education at risk: Minister Gwarube outlines impact of budget cuts

Primary & Secondary Education

SAs education at risk: Minister Gwarube outlines impact of budget cuts

25 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Importance of consensus in retrenchment consultation process

Amandla Makhongwana 10 Sep 2024

#WomensMonth: Andriette de la Harpe, the creative visionary behind Mondvol Bakery

FMCG

#WomensMonth: Andriette de la Harpe, the creative visionary behind Mondvol Bakery

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Aug 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater has shed 8% of its workforce since January 2023

Mining

11,000 jobs lost in 18 months at Sibanye-Stillwater

Lindsey Schutters 3 Jul 2024

Mental health

Nurturing mental health in the workplace

4 Jun 2024

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Labour Law

Landmark ConCourt ruling on right to fair procedure during retrenchments

27 May 2024

Survival of the fittest: How the media apocalypse is forcing PR and marketing to reinvent themselves

PR & Communications

Survival of the fittest: How the media apocalypse is forcing PR and marketing to reinvent themselves

Adam Hunter, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 5 Jun 2024

Yolande Schoültz, payroll fraud specialist and founder of YSchoültz Attorneys & Conveyancers & Notaries

Remuneration & Payroll

6 specialist tips to combating payroll fraud

29 Apr 2024

Banking

SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hour

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2024

The South African Post Office is bleeding jobs. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union vows to fight "slaughter" of Post Office jobs

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jan 2024

Financial Services

Two-pot system: Parliament's decision sparks industry consternation

Richard Firth 28 Dec 2023

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Logistics & Transport

Tips for businesses on protecting company fleets over the holiday season

12 Dec 2023

PR professional shortlisted for SA’s Business Entrepreneur of the Year 2023

PR & Communications

PR professional shortlisted for SA’s Business Entrepreneur of the Year 2023

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 6 Dec 2023

Facilities & Property Management

This is where people are occupying Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp staff 26 Oct 2023

Solving SA's hospitality skills shortage: Service is the key to resolution

Hospitality

Solving SA's hospitality skills shortage: Service is the key to resolution

Guy Stehlik 17 Aug 2023

#WomensMonth: Judy Foster on what's needed to make it in the property industry

Residential Property

#WomensMonth: Judy Foster on what's needed to make it in the property industry

Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2023

Some of the workers, who were dismissed from the Frimax chip factory in Verulam, Durban, for participating in an unprotected strike last month, wait outside the CCMA. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Chip factory workers will challenge dismissal in Labour Court

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jul 2023

Take control of your future with our step-by-step digital marketing training

Education

Take control of your future with our step-by-step digital marketing training

Issued by Yashtech Consulting 10 Jul 2023

Tourism & Travel

Patricia de Lille honours graduates in Hermanus

14 Jun 2023

Ryan Nofal is the managing director at Penquin. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#BehindtheSelfie: Ryan Nofal, managing director at Penquin

Karabo Ledwaba 17 May 2023

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Labour Law

What employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Mehnaaz Bux and Keah Challenor 10 May 2023

The indelible impact of load shedding on SMEs

SMEs

The indelible impact of load shedding on SMEs

Shiluba Mawela, Issued by SAICA 19 Apr 2023

Rapt Creative: Building while the ship is sailing

Advertising

Rapt Creative: Building while the ship is sailing

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2023

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Labour Law

Facing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 Mar 2023

Global survey indicates positive outlook for public relations in 2023

PR & Communications

Global survey indicates positive outlook for public relations in 2023

Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 1 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Are employees entitled to severance pay? Not necessarily...

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 17 Feb 2023

Food safety quality assurer boost for Gauteng tourism sector

Tourism

Food safety quality assurer boost for Gauteng tourism sector

8 Feb 2023

Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD at ManpowerGroup SA

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Businesses prepare for a recession

Lyndy van den Barselaar 9 Jan 2023

Hot 102.7FM celebrates Hot Cares Christmas by changing lives

ESG

Hot 102.7FM celebrates Hot Cares Christmas by changing lives

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 15 Dec 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

New job? Beware restraint of trade clauses hiding in your contract

Njabulo Mbele 5 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied. Cape Town Tourism chief executive officer, Enver Duminy; IC Africa founder, Ingrid Carelse; mayoral committee member for economic growth, Alderman James Vos and Philippa Taylor, office manager at Baz-Art.

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism's Board Development Fund announces local beneficiaries

18 Nov 2022

Social Media

Elon Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum leads to Twitter exodus

18 Nov 2022

Swipe right on side hustles: The rise of side hustles in SA

How To Start Up

Swipe right on side hustles: The rise of side hustles in SA

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 14 Nov 2022

Social Media

Meta to retrench thousands of employees

9 Nov 2022

Media

BuzzFeed, Bloomberg hiring while others downsize

4 Aug 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Sixty60 Checkers all the boxes

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Sixty60 Checkers all the boxes

Brendan Seery 19 Jul 2022