Tag: change
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Cannabis and the Employment Context – Update
Following an earlier opinion I provided on the Impact on the Constitutional Court’s Judgement legalising the use of Cannabis in the Workplace, there has now been sufficient time for the courts to determine the effect of that Judgement in the Workplace. Read my earlier opinion here The Labour Court pronounced on the issue in the…
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Minimum Wage and other Labour Acts signed by the President
On the 23rd of November 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the much debated and publicized and oft criticized amendments to Labour Legislation which would, amongst others give effect to the national minimum wage of R 20.00 per hour. These amendments are taking effect on the 1st of January 2019, and while various media…
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Dagga Legalized? Marijuana and the Employment Context
On the 18th of September 2018 the Constitutional Court handed down a judgement which is being widely reported to have legalized marijuana for private use within the Republic of South Africa. What does this mean for your business? Before we get to the direct impact on you, the employer, let us first consider the background…