It is once again that time of the year when all designated employers need to submit their annual 2022 employment equity (EE) reports, with the employment equity reporting deadline approaching. The deadline for employers to submit their annual 2022 employment equity (EE) reports is 15 January 2023 at midnight. The […]
Imminent Adjustments to National Minimum Wage 2023
The National Minimum Wage Commission (NMW) is inviting written representation from all interested stakeholders in preparation for the National Minimum Wage 2023 adjustments. The Commission will publish its annual report and recommendations concerning possible adjustment to the national minimum wage to the Minister of Employment and Labour later in 2022, […]
NUMSA wins case on strike violence and common purpose
The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of NUMSA in a matter involving strike violence and common purpose. Unusually, the matter was determined based on the parties’ papers without an oral hearing. Mr Steffens, a member of management, was violently assaulted during an unprotected strike by NUMSA members. 12 employees […]
Draft Employment Equity Act Sectoral Targets
The Department of Employment and Labour has published the draft Employment Equity Act sectoral targets for consultation purposes. This follows the recent suite of amendments to the Employment Equity Act which provides for sector-specific affirmative action targets aimed at enhancing efforts towards transformation. Click on the relevant industry to download […]
Termination of employment for repudiation set aside
Can an employer abandon a part-heard disciplinary hearing and terminate the employment contact due to things the employee said at the hearing? This is the question that faced the Labour Court in an urgent application in which a employee sought to have the National Heritage Council’s termination of employment for […]
Labour Court interdicts NUMSA Congress
The Labour Court has interdicted the national NUMSA congress from proceeding. Ruth Ntlokose, a NUMSA member and the elected second Deputy Oresident if NUMSA, launched the urgent application which led to the judgment. The matter was opposed by Irvin Jim (NUMSA’s General Secretary) and by NUMSA. It was argued on […]
Unfair dismissal of a Zulu employee by Toyota
Toyota’s dismissal of a Zulu employee was found to be unfair by the CCMA and this finding was upheld on review by the Labour Court. The employee, Mr Njilo, was dismissed for dishonestly claiming leave for death of “mothers” and “son”. The “son” was Mr Njilo’s late brother’s son and […]
Unfair Dismissal for Non-Vaccination
The CCMA has issued an award in favour of an employee who was retreched after refusing to vaccinate. This is the latest in a series of CCMA awards on vaccination, and one of the first in which it has been found that there was an unfair dismissal for non-vaccination. The […]
New Code of Practice: Managing Exposure to SARS-COV-2 in the Workplace
On 24 June 2022, the Minister of Employment and Labour published the new Code of Practice: Managing Exposure to SARS-COV-2 in the Workplace. It clarifies the current position relating to requirements such as mask-wearing in the workplace.
2022 National Minimum Wage Announced
Employment and Labour Minister, TW Nxesi, has announced that the 2022 National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each ordinary hour worked has been increased from R21,69 to R23.19 for the year 2022 with effect from 01 March 2022. This announcement is in terms of Section 6 (5) of the NMW Act, […]
