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In recent times, our Courts have increasingly been approached to provide recourse to employers to protect their proprietary interests where a former employee leaves and starts a business in competition with the employer.

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (the CCMA) is a statutory body created for the purposes of addressing employment law disputes through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

On Thursday, 06 March 2025, Notices 5952, 5953, and 5954 were published in Government Gazette No. 52226...

The integrity of financial reporting depends heavily on the trustworthiness of the professionals who perform audits. When that trust is compromised from within, the consequences can be serious...

The provisions relating to benefits in respect of insurance policies changed with effect from 1 March 2012.

Since 2021, the social partners have mulled over the options in NEDLAC on how best to balance the ever-conflicting demands for job security and efficiency...

In a unanimous judgment handed down on 4 December 2020, in the matter of Baloyi v Public Protector and Others (CCT03/20) [2020] ZACC 27, the Constitutional Court held that the High Court and Labour Court ...

A viral kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert ended the career of Astronomer's CEO, placed its Chief People Officer under an uncomfortable spotlight, and triggered a reputational firestorm...

On 23 January 2026, proclamation notice 306 ("Proclamation Notice") was published in Government Gazette No. 53990 stipulating the commencement dates of sections...

Section 68 of the Labour Relations Act (“LRA”) provides the primary remedies available to employers in the case of an unprotected strike. This entails obtaining an interdict against this industrial action or such other conduct (in contemplation or furtherance of it).

The Supreme Court of Appeal recently pronounced on the protracted equality case concerning the grievance of a former police captain, Renate Barnard, who was unsuccessful in applying for a promotion to the position of Superintendent in a specialised unit of the South African Police Service on two occasions, despite it being admitted that she was the best candidate for the position.

The proposed changes to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) regarding labour brokers, or ‘temporary employment services (TES)’ to give them their official name, will make the option of using labour brokers a far less attractive one for employers (these changes are discussed at the end of this article).

The new Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court rules were published in the Government Gazette were published in the Government Gazette on Friday, 3 May, 2024.

This article is Part 2 of a 2-part series wherein practical guidance is given in relation to COVID-19 and the workplace.

A South African Labour Court ruling confirms that male employees are equally protected under sexual harassment laws, even when the perpetrator is female. The judgment emphasizes that employers must treat such complaints with appropriate gravity and cannot rely solely on informal resolution mechanisms when serious harassment occurs. This case establishes critical precedents for workplace harassment policies and employer liability.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have been embarking on consultation processes applicable to contemplated mass retrenchments as set out in section 189A of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA).

In this bulletin, we report on the new national minimum wage, discuss how this wage is to be calculated and comment on how it may affect employees who are not full-time employees, particularly domestic workers.

On 27 November 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour withdrew the Direction that made provision for the TERS benefit.