Tag: employment
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Domestic Worker Minimum Wages 2018
From the 1st of January 2018, the minimum wages for a domestic worker will be increased, this increase is only valid until the 30th of November 2018, likely in order to allow the Minimum Wage Act to replace the wage table. Who is covered by the Sectoral Determination for Domestic Workers? Housekeepers Gardeners Nannies Domestic…
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BuFf0k again challenges Labour Law Amendments
While still employed, by HR City, we again elected to voice our concern over proposed amendments to labour legislation, including the implementation of the proposed Minimum Wage Bill (Read my Article on this Here). Similarly to our actions in 2012 when we sought to intervene in what it viewed as dangerous and unfair changes to…
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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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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…