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The landmark labour court judgment is the first to rule that racial, ethnic and social origin harassment constitute unfair discrimination under the Employment Equity Act’s code of good practice. [...]

The Minister of Employment and Labour has, in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) earnings threshold, revised the rate from R224 080.48 to R241 110.59 pa, effective from 1 [...]

What are some of the important principles governing the applicability of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (‘COIDA’) in the above circumstances as opposed to [...]

With the Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace published earlier this year, harassment in the workplace is the subject of many training sessions, [...]

Due to persistent load shedding since the end of 2022, the question of payment has again been raised:  Do employers have to pay employees during periods that they cannot work as a [...]

Sexual Harassment — Liability of EmployerIn Amothole District Municipality v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration & others (at 109) the Labour Appeal Court was satisfied [...]

In National Education Health and Allied Workers Union on Behalf of Buqa v Department of Health (Western Cape) and Others (2022) 43 ILJ 2363 (LC), the employee was employed by the Department [...]

National Union of Metalworkers of SA on Behalf of Dhludhlu and Others v Marley Pipe Systems (SA) (Pty) Ltd (2022) 43 ILJ 2269 (CC) In South Africa (SA), the winter season has been dubbed as the [...]

In a milestone judgment has been handed down on by the labour appeal court (“LAC”) in  MOTOR INDUSTRY STAFF ASSOCIATION OBO LANDMAN V GREAT SOUTH AUTOBODY The legal position in relation to [...]

Discrimination on religious grounds based on the inherent requirements of the job is fair In Ismail v Life Entabeni Hospital, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration [...]