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Remuneration & Payroll

A guide to golden handshakes: Legal tips for untarnished employee exits

27 Jun 2025

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

Manufacturing & Parts

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

9 Jun 2025

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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

LG Streaming Week returns with compelling deals and endless content to enjoy at home

TV

LG Streaming Week returns with compelling deals and endless content to enjoy at home

Issued by LG 21 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Quiet firing: Could your boss be encouraging you to quit?

31 Mar 2025

Insights from Adcorp's Business Breakfast

Labour Law & Unions

Insights from Adcorp's Business Breakfast

Issued by Adcorp Group 28 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

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

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

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Healthcare

USAID workforce reduced by 97%

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

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

Management & Leadership

Rethinking retrenchments though collaboration and a combination approach

John Botha 27 Dec 2024

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Higher Education

Universities must teach students what freedom is – a South African course is trying to do just that

Pedro Tabensky 19 Dec 2024

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Labour Law

Retrenchments: When can employers forgo a section 189(3) notice?

Amandla Makhongwana and Jared Allen 21 Aug 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Unemployment by death: What happens to employees when employers die?

Nasheetah Smith 16 Apr 2024

Harmony Gold has struck a new labour agreement 3 months before the current one lapses.

Mining

Harmony Gold strikes landmark five-year wage deal

Lindsey Schutters 4 Apr 2024

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

Corporate & Commercial Law

How SA employment law impacts corporate deals

Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

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HR & Management

Impala Platinum starts voluntary job cuts at SA mines

Felix Njini 7 Nov 2023

Brian Eagar, CEO of Towerstone

Management & Leadership

What makes a great company culture? Finding that elusive X-factor

Brian Eagar 21 Sep 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Cancelling fixed term employment contracts - expiry or retrenchment?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Tasreeq Ferreira 2 Jun 2023

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Labour Law

Beware cutting and pasting provisions in settlement agreements

Nonkosazana Nkosi 8 May 2023

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Labour Law

Facing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 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

Big tech is firing employees by the thousands. Why? And how worried should we be?

Technology

Big tech is firing employees by the thousands. Why? And how worried should we be?

Nathalie Collins, Jeff Volkheimer, Paul Haskell-Dowland 15 Feb 2023

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Film

All the Golden Globes winners!

11 Jan 2023

The Twitter saga shows the importance of a multi-platform social media ecosystem

Social Media

The Twitter saga shows the importance of a multi-platform social media ecosystem

Sam Spiller, Issued by Clockwork 28 Nov 2022

Source © Ufuk Uyanik Craig Hanabus says it’s very likely that Twitter is dead

Social Media

Is Musk putting the twit back into Twitter?

Craig Hannabus 28 Nov 2022

Social Media

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

18 Nov 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

No severance pay for employee who refused Covid vaccination

Tania Broughton 17 May 2022

#BehindtheSelfie: Katherine Freemantle, managing partner for IMA SA

Marketing & Media

#BehindtheSelfie: Katherine Freemantle, managing partner for IMA SA

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Mar 2022

Exxon reduces production at Chad oilfield following worker protests

Coal, Oil & Gas

Exxon reduces production at Chad oilfield following worker protests

Aaron Ross 21 Oct 2021

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Tax Law

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Joon Chong and Nina Keyser 28 Jul 2021

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Fashion & Homeware

Tunisian garment workers fight for unpaid wages in pandemic's shadow

Layli Foroudi 13 Jul 2021

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Remuneration & Payroll

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Jonathan Goldberg 21 Jun 2021

Union starts strike against Massmart

Labour Law & Unions

Union starts strike against Massmart

Nokulunga Majola 28 May 2021

Eskom head office

Energy

Kusile and Medupi design defects rectified, yet load shedding goes on

18 Mar 2021

Deputy president, David Mabuza

Energy

Eskom opts for passive headcount reduction. Will be be enough?

15 Mar 2021

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

Labour Law & Unions

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

8 Dec 2020

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

Labour Law

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

28 Oct 2020

Andre de Ruyter, CEO, Eskom

Energy

De Ruyter's plan to fix Eskom - part 1

Nicci Botha 21 Oct 2020

Facing retrenchment? Here's 5 tips to start a business

How To Start Up

Facing retrenchment? Here's 5 tips to start a business

15 Jul 2020

Top management tips from Africa's oldest Employer of Record

Management & Leadership

Top management tips from Africa's oldest Employer of Record

Issued by Africa HR Solutions 15 Jul 2020

Unions accept SAA severance packages

Labour Law & Unions

Unions accept SAA severance packages

8 Jul 2020

SAA liquidation means financial hardship, DPE warns

Travel

SAA liquidation means financial hardship, DPE warns

2 Jul 2020

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Labour Law

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Johan Botes 15 Jun 2020

How to approach a business turnaround strategy

Business Plans

How to approach a business turnaround strategy

21 May 2020

Numsa vs SAA - death knell to successful business rescue?

Labour Law

Numsa vs SAA - death knell to successful business rescue?

Wessel Badenhorst and Chris Rey 11 May 2020

3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

Labour Law & Unions

3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

22 Apr 2020