Category: HR & IR
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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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Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998)
To provide for employment equity; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. Recognising- that as a result of apartheid and other discriminatory laws and practices, there are disparities in employment, occupation and income within the national labour market; and that those disparities create such pronounced disadvantages for certain categories of people that they cannot be…
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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…
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Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)
To provide for protection of the health and safety of employees and other persons at mines and, for that purpose- to promote a culture of health and safety; to provide for the enforcement of health and safety measures; to provide for appropriate systems of employee, employer and State participation in health and safety matters; to…