Advice from a consultant on UIF and TERS payment - Lester Kiewit speaks to Lauren Salt

On 15 June 2023, Government Notice. 3539 of 2023 was published in Government Gazette 48787, in terms of which the Minister of Employment and Labour (after consultation with the Compensation Board)...

Anli Bezuidenhout, Senior Associate in our Employment Practice, joined Pippa Hudson on Cape Talk to discuss the proposed changes to the maternity leave regulations.

Employment Director Hugo Pienaar recently joined eNCA to unpack the Finance Minister's mini-budget report and the management of the Public Sector Wage Bill.

On 22 October 2021, the Government Gazette published a notice relating to compensation for mandatory workplace vaccinations.

On 14 October 2019 the Minister of Labour and Employment published the corrected minimum wage rates applicable to Sectoral Determination 9: Wholesale and Retail Sector.

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 regulates minimum terms and conditions of employment. Certain of the provisions of the Act do not apply to employees who earn more than an amount determined from time to time by the Minister of Labour. The current threshold is R149 736 per annum.

Following the amendments to the Employment Equity Amendment Act, 1998 which were enacted in April 2023...

An employee who contracts the Coronavirus will be entitled to claim compensation if the employee the virus in the course of their employment.

Amendments to the general codes of good practice will become effective on 1 December 2019. It is important to understand that this is effective on that date, regardless of the financial period

Employers often want to provide extra benefits or security to key employees amidst the uncertainty caused by a change of control.

On 18 October 2018, the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill, 2018 was published for public comment.

A recent case from the labour court provides some guidance.

he Minister of Employment and Labour has Gazetted an amendment to the National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018, section 6(5), Schedule 1, and Schedule 2 of the Act.

From 1 July 2011, employees earning more than the new threshold of R172 000,00 per year will not automatically benefit from certain sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1998.

In light of the multiple recent and forthcoming regulatory developments impacting ESG in South Africa (SA), HSF has prepared brief summaries of the key regulatory ESG highlights from 2021 as well as those to look out for in 2022.

New Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court Rules: Which rules will apply to matters instituted before the new rules come into effect on 17 July 2024?

By this time, CEO members and readers of this forum will better understand the inner workings of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) and the effects it may have on employers. Now that we know what exactly

The National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) has been a significant milestone in the pursuit of social and economic justice for vulnerable workers in South Africa.

The recognition of factual dependency plays a crucial role in pension fund law, particularly in the allocation of death benefits under Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act ("the PFA").