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Is AI guilty of unfairly discriminating against certain job applicants?

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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

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Covid-19: Can employees withdraw from the workplace?

Covid-19: Can employees withdraw from the workplace?

Kenneth Coster 29 May 2020

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Malesela Letwaba 27 May 2020

UIF reaches out to domestic workers, farm labourers

UIF reaches out to domestic workers, farm labourers

15 May 2020

UIF pays R9.5 billion to workers

UIF pays R9.5 billion to workers

8 May 2020

Juanita van der Merwe

Further tax measures to combat impact of Covid-19

Juanita van der Merwe 8 May 2020

Quarterly Labour Force data to be collected telephonically

Quarterly Labour Force data to be collected telephonically

7 May 2020

Workers from Kinross Gold Mine, South Africa. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images

Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa's miners go back to work

Nancy Coulson & Nicola Christofides 7 May 2020

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

5 May 2020

Planning for a safe return to work, all risks considered

Planning for a safe return to work, all risks considered

Kate Collier, Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Kirsten Eiser, Shane Johnson, Bianca Viljoen, and Zipho Tile 30 Apr 2020

How to calculate employees Covid-19 UIF TERS benefit payout

How to calculate employees Covid-19 UIF TERS benefit payout

Andre van Heerden, Jacques van Wyk, and Bradley Workman-Davies 30 Apr 2020

3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

22 Apr 2020

UIF pays out Covid-19 benefits to workers

UIF pays out Covid-19 benefits to workers

21 Apr 2020

Update to UIF TERS benefits regarding forced annual leave

Update to UIF TERS benefits regarding forced annual leave

Bradley Workman-Davies & Jacques van Wyk 20 Apr 2020

Many employers shifting economic burden of Covid-19 crisis onto workers - report

Many employers shifting economic burden of Covid-19 crisis onto workers - report

9 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Textile industry agrees on temporary relief for employees

Covid-19: Textile industry agrees on temporary relief for employees

Tania Broughton 8 Apr 2020

Covid-19: What are your rights as an employee?

Covid-19: What are your rights as an employee?

Shane Johnson and Samantha Robb 8 Apr 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

Nxesi urges employers to comply with labour law during lockdown

Nxesi urges employers to comply with labour law during lockdown

1 Apr 2020

Demotion as an alternative to retrenchment during Covid-19 outbreak

Kayla Shadiack 25 Mar 2020

Unpacking the UIF Benefit in response to Covid-19

Unpacking the UIF Benefit in response to Covid-19

Jean Ewang 25 Mar 2020

SA lockdown - Assisting small businesses and employees through tax system

SA lockdown - Assisting small businesses and employees through tax system

Jana Botha 24 Mar 2020

Q&A - pressing issues employers are addressing in light of the coronavirus outbreak

Q&A - pressing issues employers are addressing in light of the coronavirus outbreak

Johan Botes 19 Mar 2020

Ergonomics Regulations launched

Ergonomics Regulations launched

11 Mar 2020

Implications of coronavirus for SA employers

Implications of coronavirus for SA employers

Johan Olivier, Kate Collier, Lizle Louw, and Shane Johnson 9 Mar 2020

You can leave, just not right now...

You can leave, just not right now...

Bradley Workman-Davies 6 Mar 2020

Current collective agreement for firefighters still binding

Current collective agreement for firefighters still binding

4 Mar 2020

Government to launch minimum wage compliance hotline

Government to launch minimum wage compliance hotline

2 Mar 2020

Spar franchisee ordered to pay workers millions

Spar franchisee ordered to pay workers millions

25 Feb 2020

Government announces new National Minimum Wage rate

Government announces new National Minimum Wage rate

24 Feb 2020

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Cabinet approves Public Procurement Bill for comment

18 Feb 2020

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SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Malesela Letwaba 27 May 2020

UIF reaches out to domestic workers, farm labourers

UIF reaches out to domestic workers, farm labourers

15 May 2020

UIF pays R9.5 billion to workers

UIF pays R9.5 billion to workers

8 May 2020

Juanita van der Merwe

Further tax measures to combat impact of Covid-19

Juanita van der Merwe 8 May 2020

Quarterly Labour Force data to be collected telephonically

Quarterly Labour Force data to be collected telephonically

7 May 2020

Workers from Kinross Gold Mine, South Africa. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images

Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa's miners go back to work

Nancy Coulson & Nicola Christofides 7 May 2020

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

5 May 2020

Planning for a safe return to work, all risks considered

Planning for a safe return to work, all risks considered

Kate Collier, Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Kirsten Eiser, Shane Johnson, Bianca Viljoen, and Zipho Tile 30 Apr 2020

How to calculate employees Covid-19 UIF TERS benefit payout

How to calculate employees Covid-19 UIF TERS benefit payout

Andre van Heerden, Jacques van Wyk, and Bradley Workman-Davies 30 Apr 2020

3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

22 Apr 2020

UIF pays out Covid-19 benefits to workers

UIF pays out Covid-19 benefits to workers

21 Apr 2020

Update to UIF TERS benefits regarding forced annual leave

Update to UIF TERS benefits regarding forced annual leave

Bradley Workman-Davies & Jacques van Wyk 20 Apr 2020

Many employers shifting economic burden of Covid-19 crisis onto workers - report

Many employers shifting economic burden of Covid-19 crisis onto workers - report

9 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Textile industry agrees on temporary relief for employees

Covid-19: Textile industry agrees on temporary relief for employees

Tania Broughton 8 Apr 2020

Covid-19: What are your rights as an employee?

Covid-19: What are your rights as an employee?

Shane Johnson and Samantha Robb 8 Apr 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

Nxesi urges employers to comply with labour law during lockdown

Nxesi urges employers to comply with labour law during lockdown

1 Apr 2020

Demotion as an alternative to retrenchment during Covid-19 outbreak

Kayla Shadiack 25 Mar 2020

Unpacking the UIF Benefit in response to Covid-19

Unpacking the UIF Benefit in response to Covid-19

Jean Ewang 25 Mar 2020

SA lockdown - Assisting small businesses and employees through tax system

SA lockdown - Assisting small businesses and employees through tax system

Jana Botha 24 Mar 2020

Q&A - pressing issues employers are addressing in light of the coronavirus outbreak

Q&A - pressing issues employers are addressing in light of the coronavirus outbreak

Johan Botes 19 Mar 2020

Ergonomics Regulations launched

Ergonomics Regulations launched

11 Mar 2020

Implications of coronavirus for SA employers

Implications of coronavirus for SA employers

Johan Olivier, Kate Collier, Lizle Louw, and Shane Johnson 9 Mar 2020

You can leave, just not right now...

You can leave, just not right now...

Bradley Workman-Davies 6 Mar 2020

Current collective agreement for firefighters still binding

Current collective agreement for firefighters still binding

4 Mar 2020

Government to launch minimum wage compliance hotline

Government to launch minimum wage compliance hotline

2 Mar 2020

Spar franchisee ordered to pay workers millions

Spar franchisee ordered to pay workers millions

25 Feb 2020

Government announces new National Minimum Wage rate

Government announces new National Minimum Wage rate

24 Feb 2020

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Cabinet approves Public Procurement Bill for comment

18 Feb 2020

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New leave laws may increase mine employee costs

Lizle Louw 7 Feb 2020

What you need to know about sick notes

Myrna Sachs 6 Feb 2020

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New parental leave laws and UIF benefits: dispelling the confusion

Rob Cooper 5 Feb 2020

What you should know about the proposed Employment Tax Incentive amendments

What you should know about the proposed Employment Tax Incentive amendments

3 Feb 2020

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

27 Jan 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Reward and remuneration trends in Africa for 2020

Nicol Mullins 27 Jan 2020

Planning for public holidays and your business in 2020

Planning for public holidays and your business in 2020

Faan Coetzee 17 Jan 2020

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Inputs sought on document to improve film, TV workers' rights

13 Jan 2020

Labour department engages agriculture sector

10 Jan 2020

Parental leave benefits amended for employees

3 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2019: HR & Management

17 Dec 2019

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