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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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The Ministry of Employment and Labour has published for comment a Draft Code of Good Practice on the prevention and elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work …

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Lawfully issued visas that expired since 15th February 2020 and during the following lockdown period are now automatically extended and deemed to be valid until 31st October 2020 …

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Certain individual taxpayers may now deduct their home office expenses from their taxable income, as long as the requirements of the Income Tax Act No …

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Tax rules remain a real headache for South African tax resident employees working abroad, even if they can claim the foreign employment income exemption …

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May an employee hold their employer responsible for discrimination by a customer under the Employment Equality Act (EEA)? When a shop cashier was racially abused by a customer, they complained to their manager, who responded by pointing out that the customer “paid the wages” …

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Judicial confusion appears to exist over whether an employee who has consented, on joining their organisation, to submit to a polygraph test at any time may later refuse and not suffer detriment …

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According to Transunion – the country’s leading credit reporting agency – there has been a sharp rise not only in the number of people losing their jobs (16%), but also those that have experienced working time reductions (37%), with millennials taking the brunt of the losses …

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South African Airways now appears to be finally heading for bankruptcy …

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President Ciryl Ramaphosa has ordered a reduction in the alert level so that some activities may be resumed …

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A number of employers are considering the option of demoting employees rather than introducing “retrenchment” …

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The Department of Employment and Labour has confirmed that, according to its interpretation of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, an employer may request that an employee utilises their annual leave credits and also may direct them when to do so …

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During Q4 2019, the overall unemployment rate in South Africa stood at 29 …

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Although initially enacted back in 2013, the actual implementation date of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is likely to be on the 1st of April 2020, with a final deadline for employers to have incorporated it into company policy and practise a year later, on the 1st of April 2021 …

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With effect from March 1st 2020, the national minimum wage will increase by 3 …

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