President Ramaphosa has announced a national lockdown on 23 March 2020 that will take effect from midnight 26 March 2020 until midnight 16 April 2020.Only business categorised as essential services may remain fully operational during the lockdown period. These...

COVID-19: Direct impact of the Coronavirus on the workplaceHere with a summary of decisions with regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) announced at the special Nedlac executive committee meeting held on 16 March 2020: Health and safety risk assessments need to be...

With the current confirmation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) also diagnosed in South Africa, it is important for employers to know what their rights and responsibility are towards employees and other persons entering the business premises. The Occupational Health and...

The Minister of Employment and Labour announced the amended national minimum wage on 17 February 2020 in the Government Gazette. The amended minimum wage will come into effect on 1 March 2020 and is applicable to all employers in South Africa.The national minimum wage...

The minimum wage schedule applicable to the Wholesale and Retail Sector, as published by the Minister of Employment and Labour in the Government Gazette on 2 August 2019, was incorrect. An amended schedule was published on 14 October 2019 with retrospective effect...

All employers must comply with the Employment Equity Act, but “designated employers” (who meet the minimum requirements) have additional obligations.The goal of the Employment Equity Act:The Employment Equity Act aims to eliminate unfair discrimination in the...

The new minimum wage for the Contract cleaning sector comes into effect on 1 February 2019. Click here for a complete breakdown of the respective Areas and minimum wages applicable. This minimum wage is higher than the national minimum wage. Employers are obligated to...

The Domestic worker sector’s minimum wage is applicable to employees in a private household, such as: domestic workers gardeners employees that take care of children, the sick, the aged, the frail or the disabled domestic workers supplied by employment services Take...

The president signed the National Minimum Wage Act, as well as the amendments to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the amendments to the Labour Relations Act on Friday, 23 November 2018. These Acts comes into effect on 1 January 2019.What does this...

Please find here the new minimum wage for the Private Security Sector, effective as form 01 November 2018, as released by the Department of Labour. In the document (see link) is also a breakdown of Areas 1, 2 and 3 respectively as applicable. Please note that the Area...

Rumours and notices by labour brokers are doing the rounds that the implementation date of the national minimum wage will be 1 October 2018.These rumours have been stripped form all truth and are incorrect!Mr Thembinkosi Mkalipi, Chief Director: Labour Relations of...

Herewith the new minimum wage for employees in the Hospitality Sector which is effective as form 01 July 2018 until 30 June 2019. The below mentioned tariffs will again be amended with the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act.Please note: Employers must...