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#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

Brendan Seery

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Bash acquires the Zando.co.za domain

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Workers on strike at Premier’s Mister Sweet factory picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston last month to demand a report following an inspection by an official. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Injured Mister Sweet workers yet to be compensatedKimberly Mutandiro

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Is AI guilty of unfairly discriminating against certain job applicants?

By Mehnaaz Bux, Karl Blom, Caitlin Leahy, and Daniel Philipps 5 Nov 2024

The 11-week strike at the Mister Sweet plant in Germiston has ended. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Mister Sweet strike ends: Workers to return to work next week

By Kimberly Mutandiro 4 Nov 2024

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Can employees refuse to enter a workspace with unvaccinated co-workers?

11 Jul 2022

Takealot workers strike for permanent positions

Takealot workers strike for permanent positions

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 11 Jul 2022

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Know the A to Zs of NDAs

Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson 6 Jul 2022

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Brett Abraham 5 Jul 2022

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New Covid-19 code: What has changed?

Anastasia Vatalidis and Sandile Tom 4 Jul 2022

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Over R2m recovered from labour non-compliance cases

30 Jun 2022

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Masks may be gone, but don't forget to mind your mouth

Sibusiso Dube and Soraia Machado 29 Jun 2022

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Dismissed, determined doper loses court bid to be reinstated

Tania Broughton 28 Jun 2022

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Government's grand SMME masterplan: much ado about nothing

Luthando Nondaba 27 Jun 2022

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Covid-19 regulations eased - but what about the workplace?

Kate Collier and Kenneth Coster 23 Jun 2022

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How unfair discrimination will cost your company its compliance certification

13 Jun 2022

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

Promit Mukherjee 13 Jun 2022

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It's about time: Court ruling clarifies dismissal of claims due to delay

Lizle Louw, Amy King and Bianca Viljoen 9 Jun 2022

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Confidentiality clauses - whistles can't be blown if employer consent is required

Johan Botes 2 Jun 2022

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Is it time for intervention in the Sibanye-Stillwater deadlock?

Sandile July 1 Jun 2022

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You can't simply retract a resignation...

Lizle Louw and Amy King 30 May 2022

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Harassment in the workplace: Are your policies up to code?

Pamela Stein, Joani van Vuuren and Jamie Jacobs 27 May 2022

Numsa ends ArcelorMittal strike after signing wage deal

Numsa ends ArcelorMittal strike after signing wage deal

Nelson Banya 26 May 2022

Sars workers, supported by Nehawu and PSA members, picket outside the Cape Town office on Tuesday for salary increases ahead of the nationwide strike on Wednesday. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Sars workers picket for salary increases ahead of nationwide strike

Marecia Damons 24 May 2022

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No severance pay for employee who refused Covid vaccination

Tania Broughton 17 May 2022

Some Numsa steel workers to return to work after ArcelorMittal wins interdict

Some Numsa steel workers to return to work after ArcelorMittal wins interdict

Chris Gilili 12 May 2022

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Grass-hopping, go slows and strikes - definitions and differences

Bronwyn Marques 10 May 2022

Numsa to strike at ArcelorMittal over wages

Numsa to strike at ArcelorMittal over wages

Wendell Roelf 10 May 2022

Nando's gets the stick for firing a man who tasted its carrots

Tania Broughton 25 Apr 2022

Capital Legacy - a success story

Capital Legacy - a success story

Capital Legacy 22 Apr 2022

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Updated rules for managing Covid-19 in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 14 Apr 2022

Wage strike at Taylor Blinds factory

Wage strike at Taylor Blinds factory

11 Apr 2022

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State of Disaster: The end... but not the end for employers

7 Apr 2022

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Tania Broughton 5 Apr 2022

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Reimbursement: What you can (or can't) claim under the BCEA

Aadil Patel and Dylan Bouchier 5 Apr 2022

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Know the A to Zs of NDAs

Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson 6 Jul 2022

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Brett Abraham 5 Jul 2022

Image source: Karolina Grabowska from

New Covid-19 code: What has changed?

Anastasia Vatalidis and Sandile Tom 4 Jul 2022

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Over R2m recovered from labour non-compliance cases

30 Jun 2022

Image source: Sora Shimazaki from

Masks may be gone, but don't forget to mind your mouth

Sibusiso Dube and Soraia Machado 29 Jun 2022

Image source: razyph –

Dismissed, determined doper loses court bid to be reinstated

Tania Broughton 28 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied.

Government's grand SMME masterplan: much ado about nothing

Luthando Nondaba 27 Jun 2022

Image source: Thirdman from

Covid-19 regulations eased - but what about the workplace?

Kate Collier and Kenneth Coster 23 Jun 2022

Image source: Edhar Yuralaits –

How unfair discrimination will cost your company its compliance certification

13 Jun 2022

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

Promit Mukherjee 13 Jun 2022

Image source: Towfiqu barbhuiya from

It's about time: Court ruling clarifies dismissal of claims due to delay

Lizle Louw, Amy King and Bianca Viljoen 9 Jun 2022

Image source: Rancz Andrei –

Confidentiality clauses - whistles can't be blown if employer consent is required

Johan Botes 2 Jun 2022

Image source: Kristaps Eberlins –

Is it time for intervention in the Sibanye-Stillwater deadlock?

Sandile July 1 Jun 2022

Image source: Audtakorn Sutarmjam –

You can't simply retract a resignation...

Lizle Louw and Amy King 30 May 2022

Image source: xalanx –

Harassment in the workplace: Are your policies up to code?

Pamela Stein, Joani van Vuuren and Jamie Jacobs 27 May 2022

Numsa ends ArcelorMittal strike after signing wage deal

Numsa ends ArcelorMittal strike after signing wage deal

Nelson Banya 26 May 2022

Sars workers, supported by Nehawu and PSA members, picket outside the Cape Town office on Tuesday for salary increases ahead of the nationwide strike on Wednesday. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Sars workers picket for salary increases ahead of nationwide strike

Marecia Damons 24 May 2022

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No severance pay for employee who refused Covid vaccination

Tania Broughton 17 May 2022

Some Numsa steel workers to return to work after ArcelorMittal wins interdict

Some Numsa steel workers to return to work after ArcelorMittal wins interdict

Chris Gilili 12 May 2022

Image source: _fla –

Grass-hopping, go slows and strikes - definitions and differences

Bronwyn Marques 10 May 2022

Numsa to strike at ArcelorMittal over wages

Numsa to strike at ArcelorMittal over wages

Wendell Roelf 10 May 2022

Nando's gets the stick for firing a man who tasted its carrots

Tania Broughton 25 Apr 2022

Capital Legacy - a success story

Capital Legacy - a success story

Capital Legacy 22 Apr 2022

Image source: Anna Shvets from

Updated rules for managing Covid-19 in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 14 Apr 2022

Wage strike at Taylor Blinds factory

Wage strike at Taylor Blinds factory

11 Apr 2022

Image source: Edmond Dantès from

State of Disaster: The end... but not the end for employers

7 Apr 2022

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Tania Broughton 5 Apr 2022

Image source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

Reimbursement: What you can (or can't) claim under the BCEA

Aadil Patel and Dylan Bouchier 5 Apr 2022

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New workplace codes of good practice to ensure employees keep their hands to themselves

Johan Botes 31 Mar 2022

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More workplaces to face DG reviews to enforce compliance with EE Act

30 Mar 2022

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Trio of employment law developments in South Africa

Tracy van der Colff and Kirsty Gibson 28 Mar 2022

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

24 Mar 2022

Illustration: Lisa Nelson

New code on vaccination in the workplace

Tania Broughton 22 Mar 2022

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No vax, no test, no entry: Labour Court weighs in on Covid-19 admission policies

Brett Abraham and Mehnaaz Bux 16 Mar 2022

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Mandatory vaccines and life after the state of disaster

Bradley Workman-Davies and Kerry Fredericks 16 Mar 2022

South Africa, Huawei unit reach out of court settlement on hiring

South Africa, Huawei unit reach out of court settlement on hiring

15 Mar 2022

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No leniency for dishonesty in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk 14 Mar 2022

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SCA delivers scathing judgment to SA Post Office

Imraan Mahomed, Vivien Chaplin and Tobie Jordaan 10 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

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PoPIA: Can businesses ask for vaccine status information?

Preeta Bhagattjee, Aphindile Govuza and Reece Westcott 9 Mar 2022