Author: Eben van Deventer
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National Minimum Wage Legislation gets a nod from Cabinet
Cabinet has approved the draft legislation to implement a National Minimum Wage for South Africa. At present the new proposed National Minimum Wage is set at R 20.00 per hour, which translates to approximately R 3 900.00 per month. For a comparison, the current Minimum Wage for a Domestic Worker is around R 12.42 per…
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When is an Independent Contractor actually an Employee?
Given the tough economic climate and the relatively high cost of employment, workforce flexibility becomes one of the most important considerations for any business. This is actively hampered by restrictive legislation which regulates Fixed-term and Temporary Employment and effectively makes it impossible for an employer to structure its’ business to make use of this form…
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Employment Posters
I am regularly asked which posters must be displayed at the workplace of businesses. Regardless of what your local stationer may say, there are only two (2) summary posters which you are required to display at the workplace for most businesses, however, as with all aspects of South African labour legislation, it is not merely…
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Hospitality Sector Minimum Wages 2017/18
From the 1st of July 2017, the minimum wages for the Hospitality Sector will be increased, are you ready? The Department of Labour has listed the Hospitality Sector as a sector employing vulnerable workers, meaning that a larger interest is given on regulating their hours of work and minimum wages. Another important consideration here is…
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Retrenchment?
The importance of preparing your company to downsize In the current economic climate, it has become increasingly necessary for many companies to start taking a hard look at their operational costs and find ways of maximizing productivity while minimizing expenditure. The fact that labour costs ordinarily constitute the lion’s share of a business’ expenses makes…
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Dorpsplaaskind my Meisiekind
Dorpsplaaskind my meisiekind met winter in jou hare, mag jou glimlag nooit verblyk deur al leefs’ kronkelpaaie want hoëveldnooi my maanprinses die tyd brand in jou oë, die wêreld rol-tol en draai om ons en los jou soms bemoë maar elke nag gaan le die son en nag’s stilte ontplooi en jy, die maan in…
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Are Temporary Contracts Dead
Following the promulgation of The Labour Relations Amendment Act (Act 6 of 2014) on the 1st of January 2015, various changes occurred within the framework of the Labour Relations Act (Act 66 of 1995, as amended) of which some impact om temporary workers. While many of these amendments became effective immediately on the 1st of January, some…
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BuFf0k challenges Labour Law Amendments
While employed by HR City, I attended the parliament portfolio committee on labour relations to debate and argue against the proposed changes to existing labour legislation as well as the introduction of new laws which would make it even harder for employers in South Africa to conduct business. A lot of these changes will negatively…