https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/548.html South Africa Labour Law news 15 Labour Law news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/548.html en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:57:26 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/labour-department-accused-of-shielding-sweatshops-308018a The clothing bargaining council says a government pilot project is being used to keep inspectors out. 1-271343 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/your-circumstances-do-not-determine-the-life-you-create-297927a Driven by a desire to help people, Khanyisa Monqo left her hometown of East London (now KuGompo City) in the Eastern Cape to pursue her law degree at the University of the Western Cape. Today, she is an associate at Herold Gie Attorneys, specialising in employment law. 1-271310 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/retrenchment-by-ai-and-other-unfair-labour-risks-of-hr-automation-075075a The Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA) provides every employee with the right not to be unfairly dismissed and not to be subjected to an unfair labour practice. Where artificial intelligence (AI) systems are used in HR-practices, for example, to generate performance ratings, identify employees for retrenchment, or make decisions about promotion, training, or dismissal, the interplay between algorithmic decision-making and the LRA’s protections becomes critical. 1-271157 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/court-rules-employers-cannot-use-retrenchment-to-avoid-reinstatement-520830a Reinstatement has long been recognised as the primary remedy for substantively unfair dismissal under the Labour Relations Act. Yet employers frequently raise the same practical objection when faced with an order restoring an employee to work: what happens if the employee's job no longer exists? 1-271046 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fired-for-posing-like-a-marketing-cutout-why-the-ccma-and-labour-court-said-unfair-853123a The Labour Court last week, 12 August, dismissed an application by Academy Brushware to review a CCMA decision that ruled an employee's dismissal for gross insubordination unfair. 1-271009 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/does-a-restraint-of-trade-expire-at-retirement-745532a In South Africa, a restraint of trade does not automatically fall away because employment has ended. If the restraint protects a legitimate business interest and is reasonable in duration, area and scope, it may be enforced regardless of whether the employee resigns, is dismissed, is retrenched or retires. 1-270962 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/when-ai-meets-popia-in-the-workplace-what-hr-and-recruiters-need-to-know-634461a The use of AI in human resources necessarily involves the processing of personal information – from curricula vitae and interview recordings to biometric data, medical certificates in support of sick leave applications and performance metrics. 1-270911 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/retrenchment-process-when-are-competitive-interviews-fair-412609a South Africa is in the grip of a retrenchment wave cutting across every part of the economy, with high-profile section 189 processes playing out in media, manufacturing and retail alike. From newsrooms to factory floors, employers are being forced to ask the same hard question: how do you cut a workforce down to size without the process itself becoming unfair? 1-270865 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/numsa-wins-bid-to-block-liquidation-of-diamond-mine-290697a The Northern Cape High Court has set aside the liquidation of Ekapa Minerals and placed it into business rescue. This comes after Numsa challenged the liquidation and proposed a rescue plan that includes a R25-million deal with controversial diamond-dealing company Hall of Diamonds. The provisional liquidators of the mine have disputed the feasibility of the rescue plan and say the judgment has put the mine’s assets and infrastructure and the environment at risk. 1-270650 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/chapter-9-commissioners-are-not-workers-high-court-rules-189606a Judge says public office bearers cannot claim employee-style benefits unless provided for in law. 1-270578 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Labour Law South Africa