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Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

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The Department of Employment and Labour has closed its office in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, due to safety and security concerns. Photo: Warren Mabona / GroundUp

Mamelodi residents struggle to claim UIF as labour office closedWarren Mabona

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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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Photo: Sibanye-Stillwater

Sibanye promises to improve safety

20 Jun 2018

Food delivery men say they're exploited

Food delivery men say they're exploited

Tariro Washinyira 20 Jun 2018

Eskom, labour unions head back to negotiation table

Eskom, labour unions head back to negotiation table

18 Jun 2018

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The propaganda of optimism

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The propaganda of optimism

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster 15 Jun 2018

Strike action leaves SA in the dark

Strike action leaves SA in the dark

Nicci Botha 15 Jun 2018

Industrial action compromises power supply

Industrial action compromises power supply

14 Jun 2018

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano quits following sexual harassment probe

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano quits following sexual harassment probe

13 Jun 2018

Department of Labour to use billion-rand surplus to extend UIF benefits

Department of Labour to use billion-rand surplus to extend UIF benefits

Annie Cebulski 12 Jun 2018

Unions, government reach wage agreement

Unions, government reach wage agreement

11 Jun 2018

PSA strike in violation of procedural rules

PSA strike in violation of procedural rules

6 Jun 2018

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): The big picture

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): The big picture

Boitumelo Thipe and Makhosazana Kunene 6 Jun 2018

How just one derogatory word can get you fired...

How just one derogatory word can get you fired...

Jonathan Goldberg 4 Jun 2018

Labour calls on ex-miners to claim their benefits

Labour calls on ex-miners to claim their benefits

1 Jun 2018

Can you transfer restraint of trade from one employer to another?

Can you transfer restraint of trade from one employer to another?

Motheo Mfikoe 29 May 2018

How does the proposed minimum compare to a fair salary?

How does the proposed minimum compare to a fair salary?

24 May 2018

The importance of Permanent Residency to your expatriate / HR strategy

The importance of Permanent Residency to your expatriate / HR strategy

Marisa Jacobs 24 May 2018

Do SA labour laws apply to foreign nationals?

Do SA labour laws apply to foreign nationals?

23 May 2018

Should good performance be rewarded despite bad behaviour?

Should good performance be rewarded despite bad behaviour?

Lauren Salt and Thandoluhe Dladla 23 May 2018

Govt determined to conclude wage negotiations

Govt determined to conclude wage negotiations

17 May 2018

Paying the price for unfair procedure

Paying the price for unfair procedure

Tracy Robbins 17 May 2018

Can an employee be fired for racist rants on Facebook?

Can an employee be fired for racist rants on Facebook?

Jacques van Wyk 16 May 2018

Labour outlines plan to enforce minimum wage compliance

Labour outlines plan to enforce minimum wage compliance

16 May 2018

Why SA labour relations are the worst in the world

Why SA labour relations are the worst in the world

7 May 2018

When employee suspensions go wrong

When employee suspensions go wrong

7 May 2018

Suspended Sars commissioner, Tom Moyane

Tom Moyane served with disciplinary charges

4 May 2018

Home Affairs to enforce legal immigrant employment

Home Affairs to enforce legal immigrant employment

Tasia Brummer 26 Apr 2018

South Africa's strike rate isn't as bad as it's made out to be

South Africa's strike rate isn't as bad as it's made out to be

Carin Runciman 25 Apr 2018

DPSA asks for more time on wage negotiations

DPSA asks for more time on wage negotiations

23 Apr 2018

Two wrongs don't make a right - the Labour Appeal Court cleans up the mess

Two wrongs don't make a right - the Labour Appeal Court cleans up the mess

Lauren Salt and Tiisetso Rabolao 19 Apr 2018

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

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Eskom, labour unions head back to negotiation table

Eskom, labour unions head back to negotiation table

18 Jun 2018

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The propaganda of optimism

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The propaganda of optimism

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster 15 Jun 2018

Strike action leaves SA in the dark

Strike action leaves SA in the dark

Nicci Botha 15 Jun 2018

Industrial action compromises power supply

Industrial action compromises power supply

14 Jun 2018

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano quits following sexual harassment probe

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano quits following sexual harassment probe

13 Jun 2018

Department of Labour to use billion-rand surplus to extend UIF benefits

Department of Labour to use billion-rand surplus to extend UIF benefits

Annie Cebulski 12 Jun 2018

Unions, government reach wage agreement

Unions, government reach wage agreement

11 Jun 2018

PSA strike in violation of procedural rules

PSA strike in violation of procedural rules

6 Jun 2018

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): The big picture

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): The big picture

Boitumelo Thipe and Makhosazana Kunene 6 Jun 2018

How just one derogatory word can get you fired...

How just one derogatory word can get you fired...

Jonathan Goldberg 4 Jun 2018

Labour calls on ex-miners to claim their benefits

Labour calls on ex-miners to claim their benefits

1 Jun 2018

Can you transfer restraint of trade from one employer to another?

Can you transfer restraint of trade from one employer to another?

Motheo Mfikoe 29 May 2018

How does the proposed minimum compare to a fair salary?

How does the proposed minimum compare to a fair salary?

24 May 2018

The importance of Permanent Residency to your expatriate / HR strategy

The importance of Permanent Residency to your expatriate / HR strategy

Marisa Jacobs 24 May 2018

Do SA labour laws apply to foreign nationals?

Do SA labour laws apply to foreign nationals?

23 May 2018

Should good performance be rewarded despite bad behaviour?

Should good performance be rewarded despite bad behaviour?

Lauren Salt and Thandoluhe Dladla 23 May 2018

Govt determined to conclude wage negotiations

Govt determined to conclude wage negotiations

17 May 2018

Paying the price for unfair procedure

Paying the price for unfair procedure

Tracy Robbins 17 May 2018

Can an employee be fired for racist rants on Facebook?

Can an employee be fired for racist rants on Facebook?

Jacques van Wyk 16 May 2018

Labour outlines plan to enforce minimum wage compliance

Labour outlines plan to enforce minimum wage compliance

16 May 2018

Why SA labour relations are the worst in the world

Why SA labour relations are the worst in the world

7 May 2018

When employee suspensions go wrong

When employee suspensions go wrong

7 May 2018

Suspended Sars commissioner, Tom Moyane

Tom Moyane served with disciplinary charges

4 May 2018

Home Affairs to enforce legal immigrant employment

Home Affairs to enforce legal immigrant employment

Tasia Brummer 26 Apr 2018

South Africa's strike rate isn't as bad as it's made out to be

South Africa's strike rate isn't as bad as it's made out to be

Carin Runciman 25 Apr 2018

DPSA asks for more time on wage negotiations

DPSA asks for more time on wage negotiations

23 Apr 2018

Two wrongs don't make a right - the Labour Appeal Court cleans up the mess

Two wrongs don't make a right - the Labour Appeal Court cleans up the mess

Lauren Salt and Tiisetso Rabolao 19 Apr 2018

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

Minimum wage bill before Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

Minimum wage bill before Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

12 Apr 2018

Award reinstatement: But what if his job doesn't exist?

Award reinstatement: But what if his job doesn't exist?

Lauren Salt and Thandolulhle Dladla 6 Apr 2018

Government not delaying wage negotiations

Government not delaying wage negotiations

5 Apr 2018

#MeTooZA - Sexual harassment in the South African workplace

#MeTooZA - Sexual harassment in the South African workplace

Bradley Workman-Davies 3 Apr 2018

Meaningful transformation in SA travel sector

Meaningful transformation in SA travel sector

27 Mar 2018

Delay in minimum wage 'necessary'

Delay in minimum wage 'necessary'

Theto Mahlakoana 23 Mar 2018

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

22 Mar 2018

Acsa staff in push to have CEO removed

Acsa staff in push to have CEO removed

Neels Blom 22 Mar 2018

Sars boss Tom Moyane suspended

Sars boss Tom Moyane suspended

Penwell Dlamini 20 Mar 2018

Sibanye files submission for Lonmin deal, even as Amcu threatens court action

Allan Seccombe 19 Mar 2018

You can't fire me, I resign!

You can't fire me, I resign!

Shan Radcliffe 19 Mar 2018

New charges for Eskom's head of legal services

New charges for Eskom's head of legal services

19 Mar 2018

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