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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

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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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On Wednesday the Clover SA depot in Perseverance, Port Elizabeth, was operating in spite of a strike. Photo: Joseph Chirume.

Striking workers call for boycott of Clover SA products

Joseph Chirume 15 Oct 2020

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"Life is like a box of chocolates" - you never know when you are going to get (fairly) dismissed

Dr. Johannes Jacobus van der Walt 12 Oct 2020

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How is the #BLM movement affecting SA's legal framework when it comes to employers?

Sibusiso Dube 1 Oct 2020

Limited duration employment contracts - unlimited hassles when not properly managed

Limited duration employment contracts - unlimited hassles when not properly managed

Johan Botes 30 Sep 2020

Impact of Covid-19 on B-BBEE in South Africa

Impact of Covid-19 on B-BBEE in South Africa

Ashleigh Hale 28 Sep 2020

An amendment to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act proposes the inclusion of domestic workers for the first time. Archive photo: Zoë Postman / GroundUp

Unions welcome compensation for domestic workers at last

Justin Brown 28 Sep 2020

TERS to be extended until end of National State of Disaster

TERS to be extended until end of National State of Disaster

Joon Chong and Shane Johnson 15 Sep 2020

Covid-19 is no excuse for unfair dismissals

Covid-19 is no excuse for unfair dismissals

10 Sep 2020

Can an employee be dismissed for lodging a false grievance?

Can an employee be dismissed for lodging a false grievance?

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 9 Sep 2020

Law enforcement probes Covid-19 relief fund management

Law enforcement probes Covid-19 relief fund management

3 Sep 2020

UIF Commissioner suspended

UIF Commissioner suspended

2 Sep 2020

Chikunga proposes register of sexual harassment perpetrators

Chikunga proposes register of sexual harassment perpetrators

1 Sep 2020

Cabinet establishes IMC on employment of foreign nationals

Cabinet establishes IMC on employment of foreign nationals

28 Aug 2020

Necessary changes to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace

Necessary changes to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace

Tiisetso Rabolao and Kirsty Gibson 27 Aug 2020

UIF resumes payments for Covid-19 TERS benefits

UIF resumes payments for Covid-19 TERS benefits

27 Aug 2020

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson, Mbali Nkosi, and Tsholofelo Mofokeng 6 Aug 2020

ConCourt to rule on RTMC, Tasima stalemate

ConCourt to rule on RTMC, Tasima stalemate

4 Aug 2020

SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

Siobhan Zurnamer 27 Jul 2020

How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms

How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms

Michiel Heyns and Jacques van Wyk 23 Jul 2020

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

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

SA Shares 23 Jul 2020

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

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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

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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

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"Life is like a box of chocolates" - you never know when you are going to get (fairly) dismissed

Dr. Johannes Jacobus van der Walt 12 Oct 2020

Photo by cottonbro from

How is the #BLM movement affecting SA's legal framework when it comes to employers?

Sibusiso Dube 1 Oct 2020

Limited duration employment contracts - unlimited hassles when not properly managed

Limited duration employment contracts - unlimited hassles when not properly managed

Johan Botes 30 Sep 2020

Impact of Covid-19 on B-BBEE in South Africa

Impact of Covid-19 on B-BBEE in South Africa

Ashleigh Hale 28 Sep 2020

An amendment to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act proposes the inclusion of domestic workers for the first time. Archive photo: Zoë Postman / GroundUp

Unions welcome compensation for domestic workers at last

Justin Brown 28 Sep 2020

TERS to be extended until end of National State of Disaster

TERS to be extended until end of National State of Disaster

Joon Chong and Shane Johnson 15 Sep 2020

Covid-19 is no excuse for unfair dismissals

Covid-19 is no excuse for unfair dismissals

10 Sep 2020

Can an employee be dismissed for lodging a false grievance?

Can an employee be dismissed for lodging a false grievance?

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 9 Sep 2020

Law enforcement probes Covid-19 relief fund management

Law enforcement probes Covid-19 relief fund management

3 Sep 2020

UIF Commissioner suspended

UIF Commissioner suspended

2 Sep 2020

Chikunga proposes register of sexual harassment perpetrators

Chikunga proposes register of sexual harassment perpetrators

1 Sep 2020

Cabinet establishes IMC on employment of foreign nationals

Cabinet establishes IMC on employment of foreign nationals

28 Aug 2020

Necessary changes to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace

Necessary changes to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace

Tiisetso Rabolao and Kirsty Gibson 27 Aug 2020

UIF resumes payments for Covid-19 TERS benefits

UIF resumes payments for Covid-19 TERS benefits

27 Aug 2020

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Compensation for catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson, Mbali Nkosi, and Tsholofelo Mofokeng 6 Aug 2020

ConCourt to rule on RTMC, Tasima stalemate

ConCourt to rule on RTMC, Tasima stalemate

4 Aug 2020

SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

Siobhan Zurnamer 27 Jul 2020

How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms

How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms

Michiel Heyns and Jacques van Wyk 23 Jul 2020

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

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

SA Shares 23 Jul 2020

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

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Can you use Zoom for retrenchment consultations?

Jonathan Goldberg and Grant Wilkinson 2 Jun 2020

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Unpacking ETI tax relief

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

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