Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
South Africa: Proposal to expand maternity leave rights
There has long been a huge gap in the welfare system due to the country’s huge informal self-employment sector …
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South Africa: Validity of temporary visas extended until September 2021
Visas or permits of foreign nationals who have not departed South Africa since the announcement last March of the National State of Disaster, and who had arrived with a valid visitor’s visa between December 2019 and 14th March 2021, are still officially deemed to hold valid immigration credentials until the end of September 2021 …
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South Africa: Youth still find it difficult to secure jobs (Q1 2021)
According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), over the year to Q1 2021, the percentage of young persons aged 15–34 years who were not in employment, education or training (NEET) increased by 1 …
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South Africa: Proposed amendments to the equality act
Potential changes have been proposed to the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (PEPUDA) …
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South Africa: Employment tax incentive
The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) was introduced back in January 2014 to encourage employers to employ young workers …
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South Africa: Amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993
An Amendment is being tabled before the National Assembly to revise provisions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993 …
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South Africa: Covid-19 positive employee dismissed
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has overturned a ruling by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) concerning the dismissal of an employee of Eskort Limited who continued to attend work – in spite of testing positive to COVID-19 …
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South Africa: Home Affairs extends the validity of visas which expired during the lockdown
Both short-term and longer-term temporary visas that were lawfully issued and then expired during the period of the lockdown are now deemed to be valid until the end of June 2021 and 31st July 2021, respectively …
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South Africa: Draft of revised critical skills list released
The Department of Home Affairs has published its draft critical skills list outlining the skills which are in short supply in the country …
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South Africa: Changes to national minimum wage kick in on 1 March 2021
With effect from 1st March 2021, the national minimum wage will be increased from R20 …
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South Africa: Union to approach constitutional court over public sector wage ruling
The government is in danger of becoming embroiled in a costly dispute with its own employees over a refusal to pay salary increases in line with a public sector agreement …
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South Africa: Luxor Paints workers awarded R38 million by CCMA
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ordered that the company Luxor Paints reinstate 181 employees who went on strike in 2018 and award them backpay …
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South Africa: Sibanye-Stillwater signs three-year wage agreement with unions at Kroondal
The precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater has signed a wage agreement with all three unions at its Kroondal facility, part of its SA Platinum Group Metals (PGM) operations …
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South Africa: Does an employer have an obligation to contact a trade union official prior to dismissing unprotected strikers?
Section 6 (2) of the Labour Relations Code of Good Practice obliges employers to contact representative trade unions before offering ultimatums to unofficially striking employees …
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South Africa: Cybercrimes bill
Parliament has now sent its new Cybercrimes Bill to the President for signature …
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