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Community health workers, supported by Nehawu, picketed outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: Silver Sibiya/GroundUp

Community health workers picket outside Labour CourtSilver Sibiya

Striking workers gather outside the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Another worker loses a finger at Mister Sweet

By Kimberly Mutandiro 28 Oct 2024

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10-step guide to dealing with bullying in the workplace

By Sibusiso Dube 17 Oct 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Sars urges employers to adhere to the deadline of 31 May 2023

29 May 2023

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Remuneration & Payroll

How SA's legislative changes impact foreign employers

Ania Strydom 17 May 2023

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Labour Law

What employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Mehnaaz Bux and Keah Challenor 10 May 2023

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Employment Equity

Minister Nxesi to publish regulations on Employment Equity targets

10 May 2023

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Legislation

What the amended employment equity laws mean for diversity and transformation

Johan Botes and Verushca Pillay 9 May 2023

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Labour Law

Beware cutting and pasting provisions in settlement agreements

Nonkosazana Nkosi 8 May 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

New CCMA rules: What you need to know

8 May 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

ConCourt rules: When the strike ends, so does the lockout

Neil Coetzer and Courtney Wingfield 21 Apr 2023

Labour Law

Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

Ayenat Mersie 20 Apr 2023

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Labour Law

Employee screening now compulsory for accountable institutions

Johan Botes and Ethan Chetty 19 Apr 2023

Source: :©welcomia via 123RF.

Economy

Hold-ups in SA work visa applications set to worsen despite policy reform, authorities warn

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

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Labour Law

Hearsay: The role of medical certificates in court

Jacques van Wyk & Michiel Heyns 14 Apr 2023

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Employment Equity

Bill signals major boost for workplace equity

12 Apr 2023

Image source: Christos Georghiou –

Remuneration & Payroll

Govt to implement 7.5% public sector wage increase through 'significant trade-offs'

3 Apr 2023

Image source: Ion Chiosea –

Labour Law & Unions

Quiet hiring: What it means for employers and employees

Shan Radcliffe 31 Mar 2023

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Labour Law

Do late objections to the CCMA still count?

Bradley Workman-Davies 30 Mar 2023

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Tax Law

What foreign employers need to know about required Sars registration

Joon Chong 24 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Does sudden exclusion from a commission scheme constitute unfair labour practice?

Bradley Workman-Davies 23 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Technology

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Tips to survive the national shutdown

Thabang Rapuleng and Tamsanqa Mila 17 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Can you claim sexual harassment when mixing work and pleasure?

Bradley Workman-Davies 14 Mar 2023

Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Labour Law

Court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

Tannur Anders 13 Mar 2023

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Talent Acquisition

When employee background checks become an invasion of privacy

Nicol Myburgh 13 Mar 2023

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Labour Law

Facing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 Mar 2023

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Labour Law

Does restraint of trade transfer when a business is sold?

Jacques van Wyk & Andre van Heerden 8 Mar 2023

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Employment Equity

Gender empowerment and the consequences of EEA non-compliance

Pamela Stein & Jamie Jacobs 7 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

No work, no pay principle to apply to striking employees

6 Mar 2023

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

Law Practice

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

Juta and Company 6 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Pitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

Brett Abraham & Jenna Atkinson 1 Mar 2023

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HR & ManagementSars urges employers to adhere to the deadline of 31 May 2023

29 May 2023

Image source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

HR & ManagementHow SA's legislative changes impact foreign employers

Ania Strydom 17 May 2023

Image source: bpawesome –

LegalWhat employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Mehnaaz Bux and Keah Challenor 10 May 2023

Image source: Roman Motizov –

HR & ManagementMinister Nxesi to publish regulations on Employment Equity targets

10 May 2023

Image source: Jopwell from

LegalWhat the amended employment equity laws mean for diversity and transformation

Johan Botes and Verushca Pillay 9 May 2023

Image source: Miguel Á. Padriñán from

LegalBeware cutting and pasting provisions in settlement agreements

Nonkosazana Nkosi 8 May 2023

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

HR & ManagementNew CCMA rules: What you need to know

8 May 2023

Image source: Life Of Pix from

HR & ManagementConCourt rules: When the strike ends, so does the lockout

Neil Coetzer and Courtney Wingfield 21 Apr 2023

LegalCourt rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

Ayenat Mersie 20 Apr 2023

Image source: serezniy –

LegalEmployee screening now compulsory for accountable institutions

Johan Botes and Ethan Chetty 19 Apr 2023

Source: :©welcomia via 123RF.

FinanceHold-ups in SA work visa applications set to worsen despite policy reform, authorities warn

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

Source: © BartPhoto -

LegalHearsay: The role of medical certificates in court

Jacques van Wyk & Michiel Heyns 14 Apr 2023

Image source: Getty Images

HR & ManagementBill signals major boost for workplace equity

12 Apr 2023

Image source: Christos Georghiou –

HR & ManagementGovt to implement 7.5% public sector wage increase through 'significant trade-offs'

3 Apr 2023

Image source: Ion Chiosea –

HR & ManagementQuiet hiring: What it means for employers and employees

Shan Radcliffe 31 Mar 2023

Image source: Romolo Tavani –

LegalDo late objections to the CCMA still count?

Bradley Workman-Davies 30 Mar 2023

Image source: Getty Images

LegalWhat foreign employers need to know about required Sars registration

Joon Chong 24 Mar 2023

Source: © vege -

HR & ManagementDoes sudden exclusion from a commission scheme constitute unfair labour practice?

Bradley Workman-Davies 23 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

LegalUganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

ICTContent moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

Image source: Monstera from

HR & ManagementTips to survive the national shutdown

Thabang Rapuleng and Tamsanqa Mila 17 Mar 2023

Image source: Burmakin Andrey –

HR & ManagementCan you claim sexual harassment when mixing work and pleasure?

Bradley Workman-Davies 14 Mar 2023

Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

LegalCourt orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout

Tannur Anders 13 Mar 2023

Image source: Getty Images

HR & ManagementWhen employee background checks become an invasion of privacy

Nicol Myburgh 13 Mar 2023

Image source: Andriy Popov –

LegalFacing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 Mar 2023

Image source: Elnur Amikishiyev –

LegalDoes restraint of trade transfer when a business is sold?

Jacques van Wyk & Andre van Heerden 8 Mar 2023

Image source: lightfieldstudios –

HR & ManagementGender empowerment and the consequences of EEA non-compliance

Pamela Stein & Jamie Jacobs 7 Mar 2023

Image source: marmaro –

HR & ManagementNo work, no pay principle to apply to striking employees

6 Mar 2023

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

LegalJuta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

Juta and Company 6 Mar 2023

Image source: elnur –

HR & ManagementPitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

Brett Abraham & Jenna Atkinson 1 Mar 2023

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HR & ManagementNational Minimum Wage increases

Dhevarsha Ramjettan 22 Feb 2023

LegalMeta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

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HR & ManagementAre employees entitled to severance pay? Not necessarily...

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 17 Feb 2023

Image: A Standard Bank branch manager fired for “misconduct” must be reinstated, the Johannesburg Labour Appeal Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

HR & ManagementYou can't be fired just because you're unpopular, court says

Tania Broughton 15 Feb 2023

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HR & ManagementEnforcing restraint of trade: Planet Fitness case unfit for court

Bradley Workman-Davies and Kerry Fredericks 9 Feb 2023

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LegalQualification fraud doesn't pay... but fakers will

Hlengiwe Skosana 9 Feb 2023

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HR & ManagementDeadline for submissions on protection of community health workers extended

7 Feb 2023

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Marketing & MediaMeta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

Ayenat Mersie 7 Feb 2023

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LegalOnce judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

Johan Botes, Partner and head of Baker McKenzie’s Employment & Compensation Practice in Johannesburg.

Legal#BizTrends2023: Quitting quiet quitting - balancing the needs of employers and employees

Johan Botes 23 Jan 2023