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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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Recommended national minimum wage increase

Recommended national minimum wage increase

Kirsten Eiser and Shane Johnson 14 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2020: HR & Management

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It's leave, Karen, not a savings plan

It's leave, Karen, not a savings plan

Johan Botes 10 Dec 2020

Working from home: a double-edged sword?

Working from home: a double-edged sword?

Auguste Coetzer, People Power Placements 10 Dec 2020

Are restraint of trade clauses enforceable if you've been retrenched?

Are restraint of trade clauses enforceable if you've been retrenched?

8 Dec 2020

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

8 Dec 2020

Empowering the modern workforce: HR trends for 2020 and beyond

Empowering the modern workforce: HR trends for 2020 and beyond

Heineken South Africa 8 Dec 2020

The CCMA has ruled that a group of former Dippin Blu Racing horse grooms from Port Elizabeth are entitled to claim unemployment benefits. Archive photo: Mkhuseli Sizani / GroundUp

Horse grooms can claim UIF, rules CCMA

Mkhuseli Sizani 1 Dec 2020

Transport employees face retrenchment three months after court victory

Transport employees face retrenchment three months after court victory

Zoë Postman 25 Nov 2020

GBV in the workplace: Where to from here?

GBV in the workplace: Where to from here?

Nadine Mather and Pascale Towers 23 Nov 2020

ConCourt victory for domestic workers

ConCourt victory for domestic workers

20 Nov 2020

Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct

Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct

Hlengiwe Skosana 16 Nov 2020

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Darryn Mer 13 Nov 2020

Underperformance is valid grounds for dismissal, but fairness is imperative

Underperformance is valid grounds for dismissal, but fairness is imperative

Bradley Workman-Davies 12 Nov 2020

Juta's Annual Labour Law Update

Juta's Annual Labour Law Update

Juta and Company 10 Nov 2020

Inability to provide employees with work during lockdown is not unfair labour practice

Inability to provide employees with work during lockdown is not unfair labour practice

Jonathan Goldberg 9 Nov 2020

Truda Foods asks court for permanent interdict against suspended workers

Truda Foods asks court for permanent interdict against suspended workers

Joseph Chirume 9 Nov 2020

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

28 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Limited tax relief for SA's cross-border workers

Limited tax relief for SA's cross-border workers

21 Oct 2020

Eleven arrested in UIF Covid-19 benefit probe

Eleven arrested in UIF Covid-19 benefit probe

21 Oct 2020

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The pitfalls of emojis in the workplace

19 Oct 2020

How to deal with cannabis-related misconduct in the workplace

How to deal with cannabis-related misconduct in the workplace

Jonathan Goldberg 19 Oct 2020

New Labour Court decision on constructive dismissal sets high standard for intolerability

New Labour Court decision on constructive dismissal sets high standard for intolerability

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 16 Oct 2020

Can employers be held liable for employee data breach conduct?

Can employers be held liable for employee data breach conduct?

16 Oct 2020

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

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It's leave, Karen, not a savings plan

It's leave, Karen, not a savings plan

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Working from home: a double-edged sword?

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Are restraint of trade clauses enforceable if you've been retrenched?

Are restraint of trade clauses enforceable if you've been retrenched?

8 Dec 2020

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

8 Dec 2020

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Empowering the modern workforce: HR trends for 2020 and beyond

Heineken South Africa 8 Dec 2020

The CCMA has ruled that a group of former Dippin Blu Racing horse grooms from Port Elizabeth are entitled to claim unemployment benefits. Archive photo: Mkhuseli Sizani / GroundUp

Horse grooms can claim UIF, rules CCMA

Mkhuseli Sizani 1 Dec 2020

Transport employees face retrenchment three months after court victory

Transport employees face retrenchment three months after court victory

Zoë Postman 25 Nov 2020

GBV in the workplace: Where to from here?

GBV in the workplace: Where to from here?

Nadine Mather and Pascale Towers 23 Nov 2020

ConCourt victory for domestic workers

ConCourt victory for domestic workers

20 Nov 2020

Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct

Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct

Hlengiwe Skosana 16 Nov 2020

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Darryn Mer 13 Nov 2020

Underperformance is valid grounds for dismissal, but fairness is imperative

Underperformance is valid grounds for dismissal, but fairness is imperative

Bradley Workman-Davies 12 Nov 2020

Juta's Annual Labour Law Update

Juta's Annual Labour Law Update

Juta and Company 10 Nov 2020

Inability to provide employees with work during lockdown is not unfair labour practice

Inability to provide employees with work during lockdown is not unfair labour practice

Jonathan Goldberg 9 Nov 2020

Truda Foods asks court for permanent interdict against suspended workers

Truda Foods asks court for permanent interdict against suspended workers

Joseph Chirume 9 Nov 2020

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

28 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Limited tax relief for SA's cross-border workers

Limited tax relief for SA's cross-border workers

21 Oct 2020

Eleven arrested in UIF Covid-19 benefit probe

Eleven arrested in UIF Covid-19 benefit probe

21 Oct 2020

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The pitfalls of emojis in the workplace

19 Oct 2020

How to deal with cannabis-related misconduct in the workplace

How to deal with cannabis-related misconduct in the workplace

Jonathan Goldberg 19 Oct 2020

New Labour Court decision on constructive dismissal sets high standard for intolerability

New Labour Court decision on constructive dismissal sets high standard for intolerability

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 16 Oct 2020

Can employers be held liable for employee data breach conduct?

Can employers be held liable for employee data breach conduct?

16 Oct 2020

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

Photo by Lukas from

"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

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