Employment Equity (EE) report submissions are now open and will run from 01 September 2019 to 15 January 2020. Failure to comply will see fines ranging from 2 – 10% of a company’s turnover. This mandatory submission is relevant to all companies with a headcount of 50 employees or more and to those with an [...]
Labour minister Mildred Oliphant has indicated that she will ‘engage’ with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) after the institution found that the country’s affirmative action and employment equity policies were unconstitutional. Speaking at the opening of the annual Nedlac conference on Friday (14 September), Oliphant noted that the SAHRC had made various recommendations on [...]
The letter by Michael Bagraim MP, "Employment equity an iniquity" (November 13) refers.He writes that the “Human Rights Commission has found that equity policies are unconstitutional”. The facts about this widely publicised stance expressed in the 2018 Equality Report of the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) have been vehemently challenged by the department of labour [...]
Stop reclining your airplane seat. Two domestic airlines already limit your ability to lean back in economy class. Even if the airline doesn't make the decision for you, it's the polite thing to do. And, most important, it's the right thing to do. "Seat reclining is one of the most irritating, inconvenient, self-indulgent habits," says [...]
What you need to know This paternity leave will be funded by the UIF applications and be paid to qualifying beneficiaries at a rate of 66% of their earnings/income, subject to a maximum earnings threshold. Effectively, the amendments provide that employees that are parents can either have access to ten days of parental leave when [...]
Shirwin has been promoted to Administrative Manager as of October 2019. The Business Lab is pleased to announce the new appointment of Shirwin Mudaly. Shirwin has been promoted to Administrative Manager as of October 2019. Within a year and a half, Shirwin has successfully soared from being a Tele Sales agent, Client Liaison Officer to [...]
An application that challenged the Employment Equity Act and affirmative action was dismissed by the Labour Court on Tuesday last week. The application to the court was submitted by Solidarity after the South African Human Rights Commission's (SAHRC) released a report entitled 'Achieving substantive economic equality through a rights-based radical socio-economic transformation in South Africa'. [...]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has recently signed a number of new bills into law which have brought in with them changes in a number of areas including traffic enforcement and qualification fraud. Businesses and companies are directly affected by these laws and it will be best practice for them to align their policies with the new [...]
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a number of new bills into law, adding to a number of pieces of legislation that he has approved since being sworn into office in May. These laws cover a number of areas including traffic rules, property legislation and debt relief. Here's what each law means to you: [...]
Employers should review and audit their human resources and labour relations policies and practices annually. This is especially true when there are amendments to labour laws as well as when significant case law that has passed through from the Courts. According to HR experts, over the past months, South Africa has had amendments to most [...]
