Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
South Africa: Where an expatriate should pay their tax is still uncertain
It is now uncertain where an expatriate working in South Africa should pay their tax …
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South Africa: Legal changes
A number of legal changes have recently taken effect …
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South Africa: Labour court confirms that bad behaviour should not be rewarded
The Labour court has ruled on an important case concerning the withholding of a performance bonus – even though the employee concerned had exceeded the necessary performance threshold …
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South Africa: Expats must act to avoid consequences of new tax law
The income tax position of South Africans working abroad is now very clear …
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South Africa: Hate speech bill approved by Cabinet
One of the hottest HR topics concerns what an employee may say in the workplace …
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South Africa: Unemployment is currently 26.7%
The country’s first universal minimum wage law came into force on May 1sy 2018 …
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South Africa: Award reinstatement
If an employer is found, through arbitration, to have unfairly dismissed an employee and ordered to reinstate them it is not necessarily contempt of court to have reemployed the individual concerned, rather than reinstated them on the same terms and conditions which prevailed at time of dismissal …
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South Africa: National minimum wage bill will not be rushed
Although a deadline for introducing the new national minimum wage had been originally set as May 1st 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa the fact that implementing legislation has not yet been passed by parliament raises questions about how realistic this date remains …
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South Africa: Rand Merchant Bank introduces robots into the bank
The Rand Merchant Bank has established a Robotics Centre of Excellence to automate back office tasks …
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South Africa: NUM union signs three-year wage deal in coal sector
Confirmation has been received of a three-year wage deal between South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the leading coal producers …
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South Africa: Labour Laws Amendment Bill
The Labour Laws Amendment Bill has now passed through parliament and now awaits approval by the National Council of Provinces …
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South Africa: National minimum wage bill submitted to Parliament (2017)
A Bill has finally been submitted to Parliament establishing a national minimum wage …
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South Africa: Satawu Chubb security guards on strike
A strike at the company Chubb Fire and Security is being organized by the Satawu trade union …
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South Africa: New minimum wage for the security sector
The new minimum wage for the security sector became effective this month, with rates rising by 6 …
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South Africa: Family responsibility leave
A proposal is currently before the National Assembly (NA) which would replace the initial use of family responsibility leave, particularly in the context of adoption and taking charge of a surrogate child …
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