My prospective employer did what?
On 13 February 2019, the Minister of the Department of Public Services and Administration in South Africa (the Department) released a media statement, causing some unease amongst the general public. The media statement confirmed that the Department has issued an...
Taking your high from home to work
Since the Constitutional Court declared the private use of cannabis legal in the matter of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince & Others [2018], employers have been required to consider how best to deal with the effects of...
Minimum Wage Commission appointed
The Department of Labour has appointed a National Minimum Wage Commission, with its first meeting set to take place in February.With a staff complement of 30 workers, the commission will be led by labour law academic Professor Adriaan van der Walt from the Nelson...
In depth: What you need to know about the new National Minimum Wage Act
The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (NMWA) came into effect on 1 January 2019, and provides for, amongst others, a national minimum wage; the establishment of a National Minimum Wage Commission; a review and annual adjustment of the national minimum wage; and the...
National Minimum Wage effective 1 January 2019
The proclamation of the long awaited National Minimum Wage is a victory for workers, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. © Olexandr Bychykhin – 123RF.com The President on Friday made the announcement that the national minimum wage would come into effect on 1 January...
EE compliance certificate valid for 12 months
Employers that comply and implement employment equity (EE) will be issued with a certificate of compliance valid for 12 months subject to fulfilling a number of conditions. The Department of Labour says these certificates will be issued subject to fulfilment of...
How much do distracted employees cost your company?
New research by Momentum Corporate has revealed that presenteeism - the phenomenon when employees are at work but not productive due to distractions - is costing South African businesses an estimated R89bn per year. © Andriy Popov – 123RF.com Elaine Wright, wellness...
We make claiming back Skills Development Levies easy!
You have an annual payroll of more than R500 000 and pay 1% of your annual payroll towards the Skills Development Levy (SDL) for the sake of being compliant. You know your staff need to be up-skilled, but neither you, nor your overworked management team have the time...
Maintaining Effective Industrial Relations in the Workplace
Mat Fforde of Fforman concluding a 2 day Practical Workshop on Maintaining Effective Industrial Relations in the Workplace: Conducting an Investigation – ‘How to’ and the value of being thorough and discerning the facts. Role of Initiator in an Enquiry – Procedural...
Sexual harassment in the workplace – urban SA stats revealed
Research agency Columinate recently engaged 1000 urban South Africans to investigate the statistics behind sexual harassment in the workplace. The results reveal that South African corporations need to improve their harassment policies and procedures to ensure...
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