Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
South Africa: Judicial confusion
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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South Africa: Job losses pile up
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 Africa: South African Airways’ future is in jeopardy as its government cuts funding
South African Airways now appears to be finally heading for bankruptcy …
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South Africa: Ramaphosa announces plans to ease lockdown
President Ciryl Ramaphosa has ordered a reduction in the alert level so that some activities may be resumed …
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South Africa: Incentive of retaining employment
A number of employers are considering the option of demoting employees rather than introducing “retrenchment” …
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South Africa: Directive on COVID-19: implications on BCEA leave provision
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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South Africa: NEET rates for youth aged 15–34 years, Q4 2019
During Q4 2019, the overall unemployment rate in South Africa stood at 29 …
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South Africa: Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)
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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South Africa: Minimum wage is increasing on 1 March 2020
With effect from March 1st 2020, the national minimum wage will increase by 3 …
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South Africa: Violence against women
The growing crisis over gender-based violence across South Africa led President Cyril Ramaphosa to hold a special Summit last November …
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South Africa :: Deduction of managers’ and supervisors’ leave days during a 5-month strike
SOUTH AFRICA Court Labour Court, Johannesburg Case UASA Union vs Impala Platinum (Implats) Date issued January 2020 Subject Deduction of managers’ and supervisors’ leave days during a 5-month strike Substance During a long strike involving the union AMCU against South Africa’s biggest platinum producers Implats, Anglo American Platinum, and Lonmin, the companies sent their managers and supervisors home, even though they were not parties to the dispute …
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South Africa: Parental leave benefits
Back in November 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Labour Laws Amendment Act …
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South Africa: New e-visa system to attract investors
South Africa is set to introduce a new e-visa system with the purpose of attracting investors to the country …
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South Africa: NEET rates Q1 2019
The percentage of young persons aged 15–24 years who were not in employment, education or training (NEET) increased by 0 …
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South Africa: Earnings statistics 2019
Over the year to May 2019, average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 4 …
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