Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
South Africa: Parental leave entitlement
The South Gauteng High Court has ruled that all parents, irrespective of gender, should be entitled to four months’ parental leave …
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South Africa: Non-competes generally recognized by the courts
Both the Labour Court of Appeal and High Court have recently been reminding employees that well drawn up non-compete clauses place a clear limit on their scope to join a competitor organisation …
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South Africa: Revised business travel allowance for motor vehicles
No tax is payable on an allowance up to the rate of 464 cents (US$0 …
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South Africa: Settlement agreement based on affirmative action
The intervention of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) has achieved a compromise position that meets the long opposition of the ‘Solidarity’ trades union to the government’s employment equity proposals …
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South Africa: New Directive on powers of Commissioners
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is a statutory body that was first established under the Labour Relations Act back in 1995 …
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South Africa: Misuse of the ‘urgent court’ facility to block disciplinary suspensions
Recently, the Labour Court in Pretoria expressed its concern about the way senior state and municipal officials have frequently sought to bring their suspensions for alleged misconduct to court via the so called ‘urgent court’ facility …
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South Africa: Constitutional Court rules on use of contract labour to replace striking workers
The court has just overturned rulings by the Labour and Labour Appeals Court in the case of Numsa v TrenStar …
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South Africa: President approves Employment Equity Amendment Bill
The President has finally signed into law the delayed Employment Equity Amendment Bill (2020) …
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South Africa: Partnership to improve compliance with the unemployment insurance Act
Currently, less than half of employers in the Western Cape comply with the Act …
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South Africa: Minimum wage updated from 1 March 2023
The national minimum wage was increased on 1st March 2023 from ZAR23 …
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South Africa: Bracing for the worst
Companies in most sectors have been warning unions and employee representatives that, partly due to interruptions arising from ‘load shedding’ in the electricity network, there is a coming business crisis – with pay freezes and retrenchments likely in the near future …
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South Africa: Labour Appeal Court settles questions on retirement age
Clarification of the legal right of employers to terminate an employee lawfully once they have passed the agreed age of retirement …
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South Africa: Kenyans will soon be able to enter South Africa without a visa
South Africans already enjoy free visas on arrival in Kenya, whilst Kenyans require visas in advance to enter South Africa and are required to provide proof of sufficient funds and return flight tickets …
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South Africa: Newly amended Employment Equity Act to come into effect in 2023
Employment equity to become an obligation at a sectoral level …
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South Africa: UIF contributions and declaration
Employers must pay contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and declare their workers to the Fund …
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