Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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South Africa: Commission proposes massive wage increase for domestic workers
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission has issued its annual report …
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South Africa: Dismissing employees who fail to accept a change to T&Cs of employment
It has long been an area of legal contention whether an employer may oblige employees to accept changed duties, terms or conditions, or be found to have unfairly dismissed the employees concerned if the employees refuses any changes and resigns – citing section 187 (1) (c) of the South African Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA) …
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South Africa: Visa relief for foreigners with special skills
Foreign nationals who are currently resident in South Africa with legally issued Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) visas that expired during the lockdown, including the current period – and those that will expire by 30th June 2021 – may now apply for an extension of their visas for another 2 years …
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South Africa: Labour Court findings discourage section 189a(13) abuse
When an employer is forced into a position of retrenchment and, for economic reasons, decides to make employees redundant, they are required to enter into consultations with employee representatives under S189A of the Industrial Relations Act …
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South Africa: How far can and may an employer enforce workplace laws in a private individual’s home?
An interesting issue thrown up by the increase in homeworking during the pandemic is how far can and may an employer enforce workplace laws in a private individual’s home? For instance, in South Africa, the General Regulations published in association with the Occupational Health and Safety Act state that “no person at a workplace shall be under the influence of or have in his or her possession or partake of or offer any other person intoxicating liquor or drugs“ …
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South Africa: Sars is seeking to criminalise mistakes
A Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill currently being steered through the legislature by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has potentially profound implications for taxpayers …
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South Africa: Expat dangers
It remains potentially very dangerous to send personnel from another African state to South Africa …
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South Africa: Dismissal for misconduct
A supermarket employee who received gifts from a customer contrary to company policy without reporting the fact to their Supervisor only compounded their misconduct when they sought to return the gifts via the refund book …
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South Africa: Employment and Labour extends UIF Covid-19 TERS relief benefit payments
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has agreed to continue receiving applications until 15th September 2020 for the March 2020 to July 2020 period …
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South Africa: Comair lands into business rescue
The company Comair is a leading aviation company listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange and operating as a British Airways Franchisee …
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