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Is AI guilty of unfairly discriminating against certain job applicants?

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SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

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How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms

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SafetyWallet for employers - Easy commitment and implementation of health and safety programmes

SafetyWallet for employers - Easy commitment and implementation of health and safety programmes

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Fraudulent relief claims spread rapidly around the world during Covid-19

Fraudulent relief claims spread rapidly around the world during Covid-19

Darryl Bernstein and Johan Botes 15 Jul 2020

Unions accept SAA severance packages

Unions accept SAA severance packages

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UIF explains Covid-19 TERS payments

UIF explains Covid-19 TERS payments

2 Jul 2020

Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown

Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown

Jacques van Wyk, Andre van Heerden and Michiel Heyns 26 Jun 2020

Innovative protocol developed for virtual arbitration hearings in Africa

Innovative protocol developed for virtual arbitration hearings in Africa

Jackie Lafleur 25 Jun 2020

New Era’s parent company, Golden Era, issued suspension notices to 86 workers when they refused to work after at least 12 staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Photo: Supplied by CWAO

86 workers claim "unfair" suspension for absence after colleagues test positive for Covid-19

Zoë Postman 25 Jun 2020

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Conflicting judgments on 'no work no pay' cases

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Jun 2020

Latest changes to the Covid-19 OHS directive and what they mean for employers

Latest changes to the Covid-19 OHS directive and what they mean for employers

Jaime Myhill 18 Jun 2020

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Johan Botes 15 Jun 2020

Balancing employee religious rights and the need for protective equipment

Balancing employee religious rights and the need for protective equipment

Laura Macfarlane and Frances Barker 11 Jun 2020

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Bradley Workman-Davies 8 Jun 2020

South Africa: regulating no-poach agreements during the Covid-19 pandemic

South Africa: regulating no-poach agreements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Lerisha Naidu and Thato Mkhize 5 Jun 2020

Is your office space Covid-19 ready?

Is your office space Covid-19 ready?

Bongani Nhlapo 3 Jun 2020

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Jonathan Goldberg and Grant Wilkinson 2 Jun 2020

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Bobby Wessels 29 May 2020

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

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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

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3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

3 pressing employee questions regarding Covid-19 lockdown

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SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

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How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms

How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms

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SafetyWallet for employers - Easy commitment and implementation of health and safety programmes

SafetyWallet for employers - Easy commitment and implementation of health and safety programmes

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Fraudulent relief claims spread rapidly around the world during Covid-19

Fraudulent relief claims spread rapidly around the world during Covid-19

Darryl Bernstein and Johan Botes 15 Jul 2020

Unions accept SAA severance packages

Unions accept SAA severance packages

8 Jul 2020

Image source: Getty Images

Heavy fine imposed on Durban company

7 Jul 2020

UIF explains Covid-19 TERS payments

UIF explains Covid-19 TERS payments

2 Jul 2020

Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown

Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown

Jacques van Wyk, Andre van Heerden and Michiel Heyns 26 Jun 2020

Innovative protocol developed for virtual arbitration hearings in Africa

Innovative protocol developed for virtual arbitration hearings in Africa

Jackie Lafleur 25 Jun 2020

New Era’s parent company, Golden Era, issued suspension notices to 86 workers when they refused to work after at least 12 staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Photo: Supplied by CWAO

86 workers claim "unfair" suspension for absence after colleagues test positive for Covid-19

Zoë Postman 25 Jun 2020

Image source: Getty Images

Conflicting judgments on 'no work no pay' cases

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Jun 2020

Latest changes to the Covid-19 OHS directive and what they mean for employers

Latest changes to the Covid-19 OHS directive and what they mean for employers

Jaime Myhill 18 Jun 2020

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Johan Botes 15 Jun 2020

Balancing employee religious rights and the need for protective equipment

Balancing employee religious rights and the need for protective equipment

Laura Macfarlane and Frances Barker 11 Jun 2020

What to do if an employee contracts Covid-19 and has been in the workplace...

Bradley Workman-Davies 8 Jun 2020

South Africa: regulating no-poach agreements during the Covid-19 pandemic

South Africa: regulating no-poach agreements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Lerisha Naidu and Thato Mkhize 5 Jun 2020

Is your office space Covid-19 ready?

Is your office space Covid-19 ready?

Bongani Nhlapo 3 Jun 2020

Photo by bongkarn thanyakij from Pexels

Can you use Zoom for retrenchment consultations?

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Bobby Wessels -

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Bobby Wessels 29 May 2020

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

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