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22 May 2013
                       
 
 
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15 May 2013
 
 
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill and the New Employment Services Bill
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill, 2012 (EEAB) proposes several changes to the current Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 (EEA). One of the ways that it does so is by introducing a new form of...
 
 
15 Mar 2013
 
Newly tabled Employment Equity Amendment Bill will enforce stricter compliance with Employment Equity
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
On 12 March the proposals regarding the Employment Equity Amendment Bill were tabled by the Department of Labour before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Labour. Among other changes the...
 
 
21 Feb 2013
 
Teachers – essential service or not?
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The President's State of the Nation address of 14 February 2013 made reference to the ANC's national executive committee’s recently announced intention to declare teaching an essential service....
 
 
17 Jan 2013
 
Declining use of bargaining councils correlates to the high frequency of failed wage negotiations
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The statistics about to be released by the South African Institute on Race Relations (SAIRR) on the declining use of bargaining councils appear to correlate with the high frequency of failed wage...
 
 
30 Nov 2012
 
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill and the new Employment Services Bill – public comments now due
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Parliament’s portfolio committee on labour has released the Employment Equity Amendment Bill (EEAB) and the Employment Services Bill for public comment. When these bills come onto law they will...
 
 
21 Nov 2012
 
Labour law changes 'significant' – labour experts
LABOUR LAW
Proposed changes to labour legislation will have a significant impact on how employers conduct their business, labour experts said on Wednesday. The draft Employment Equity Amendment Bill...
 
 
18 Oct 2012
 
High Court upholds challenge to CCMA's limitation on legal representation: loss of job important for any employee
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The North Gauteng High Court this week (on Monday 15 October) ordered that the Commission of Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) should consider new rules that will not arbitrarily...
 
 
06 Aug 2012
 
Which labour court has jurisdiction? Recent case law clarifies the issue
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The High Court and Magistrates Court are subject to strict prescripts concerning territorial jurisdiction. Litigants must 'seek out the defendant' and institute proceedings in the particular court...
 
 
08 Mar 2012
 
Chinese government and labour brokers: lessons to be learned for South African employers and the Department of Labour
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The Labour Relations Amendment Bill, which is due to be enacted later this year, will more strictly regulate labour brokers in South Africa and how they are used by businesses. Cosatu’s protest...
 
 
23 Jan 2012
 
School-leavers would gain more employment if SA labour law was amended
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Businesses have long been calling for amendments to the labour legislation to assist in the recruitment and dismissal of workers. According to Johan Botes, Director in Employment at Cliffe Dekker...
 
 
30 Nov 2011
 
Minister of Labour gives domestic workers early Christmas present: minimum salary increased as from 1 December 2011
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Domestic workers received an early Christmas present this year courtesy of the Minister of Labour. An increase in the minimum wages payable to domestic workers was announced by the Minister...
 
 
18 Jul 2011
 
Employers not obliged to pay employer’s contributions during strikes
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Employers facing strike action from employees should remember that the right to withhold remuneration for striking employees could also include the right not to make employer contributions to...
 
 
29 Jun 2011
 
Employers must ensure compliance with anti-discrimination procedures, lawyer warns
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Employers should take care in ensuring compliance with the anti-discrimination provisions of South African employment legislation.
 
 
10 Jun 2011
 
Certain SAPS employees may go on strike – Constitutional Courts says
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The Constitutional Court today confirmed that not all staff employed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) are prohibited from striking. Johan Botes, director in Employment at Cliffe Dekker...
 
 
12 Jan 2011
 
Practitioners and Labour Court should find workable ways in streamlining delays in employment disputes
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The Constitutional Court has expressed its dismay at the lengthy delays in finalising an employment law dispute when it handed down judgment in late November on a matter that was first brought to...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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