Petrochemical giant Sasol’s poor performance on workplace transformation has put the spotlight on JSE-listed company’s seriousness in promoting black people to management positions. Though Sasol scored an impressive Level 2 broad-based black economic empowerment rating during verification for the period between July 1 2022 to June 30 last year, it displayed dismal performance on meeting […]

Despite positive results from the first South African trial, there are still question marks over how a 4-day workweek would work in South Africa. The trial by 4 Day Week Global had several positive results, including a reduction in burnout, declining levels of fatigue, more time spent exercising, improved work-life balance, and a general improvement […]

The Department of Employment and Labour listed the critical professions affected the most by skills shortages in South Africa and, therefore, benefitting the most from skilled foreigners. This was revealed in a recent parliamentary Q&A, in which the Minister of Employment and Labour – Thulas Nxesi – was asked whether there are any critical skills […]

Image source: Christina Morillo from Pexels The Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA) introduced significant changes to the Employment Equity Act (EEA), including the removal of the annual turnover threshold for designated employers and the empowerment of the Minister of Employment and Labour to set numerical employment equity targets for each national economic sector. Recap The Employment […]