The director-general of the Department of Labour and Employment, Thobile Lamati, has resigned. His resignation follows reports of backing a controversial project to channel billions from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) into a private investment company, as part of a job creation scheme. Lamati conveyed the news to his top management in a WhatsApp message […]
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) recognises that employees are entitled to sick leave and that producing a medical certificate is justification for a period of absence in certain circumstances. But a medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge. That […]
Trade union Solidarity is set to file a formal complaint with the UN against the South African government, citing violations of international standards against racial discrimination. The organisation asserts that these laws, including the Employment Equity Amendment Act, sectoral targets, and tourism equity fund laws, among others, not only violate international standards against racial discrimination […]
There was high drama at the Portlands Indoor Centre on Friday when Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi engaged with the residents of Mitchells Plain. Nxesi’s visit came after President Cyril Ramaphosa in April amended the Employment Equity Act (EE). The minister along with dignitaries addressed the community on the amendments, workplace equity, and affirmative […]
Employers who are unwilling to comply with labour laws will be dealt with harshly – Employment and Labour Minister, T.W. Nxesi 13 July 2023 The Department of Employment and Labour Minister, Mr T.W. Nxesi, has said that the issues of violation of basic employee registrations are becoming more increasing, and the Department is looking into […]
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Nxesi promises nuance in Employment Equity 30 June 2023 A “ground-breaking” settlement reached yesterday between Employment & Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi and trade union Solidarity states that “affirmative action shall be applied in a nuanced way… and the economically active population (EAP) statistics will only be one of the many factors that will be taken […]
Werksmans head of employment, Sandile July, and senior associate, Nonkosazana Nkosi, say that the recent “BEE settlement agreement” signed by trade union Solidarity and the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has changed nothing in South Africa’s employment equity laws. The parties signed the settlement at the end of June after Solidarity approached the International Labour Organisation […]
The settlement agreement between Trade Union Solidarity and the Department of Employment regarding the nation’s employment equity laws will be welcomed by businesses across the country, Lisa-Anne Schäfer-King, Director at Fluxmans Attorneys, says. In April this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Employment Equity Act (EEA), which empowers the employment minister, Thluas Nxesi, to […]
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has accused some political parties of using the new employment equity regulations to mislead the masses and of re-igniting apartheid-era tactics to garner votes for their parties in next year’s general elections. Trade union Solidarity last week scored a major victory against the government’s implementation of the proposed race-based employment equity legislation. The […]