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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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Saccawu to start indefinite strike at Massmart

Promit Mukherjee 16 Nov 2021

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ConCourt upholds labour courts' judgments on secondary strikes

Lizle Louw, Johan Olivier and Shane Johnson 15 Nov 2021

An arbitrator appointed by the Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council has dismissed Nehawu’s bid to have community health workers permanently employed by the state. Archive photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Community health workers: arbitrator rules against Nehawu

12 Nov 2021

Numsa rejects new wage offer, engineering strike continues

Numsa rejects new wage offer, engineering strike continues

Wendell Roelf 14 Oct 2021

How to manage hearings remotely

How to manage hearings remotely

11 Oct 2021

Numsa considers new offer to end engineering strike

Numsa considers new offer to end engineering strike

Wendell Roelf 8 Oct 2021

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Incapacity and its role in dismissals for misconduct

Nivaani Moodley, Shane Johnson and Jenna Atkinson 6 Oct 2021

Source: Reuters/Niharika Kulkarni

Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair

Anuradha Nagaraj 4 Oct 2021

Still time to comment on national minimum wage adjustment

Still time to comment on national minimum wage adjustment

21 Sep 2021

Source: Andrea De Martin –

CCMA matters: Who will watch the watchers?

Johan Botes 16 Sep 2021

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Salga, unions secure 3.5% salary increase

16 Sep 2021

Source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Employment and Labour applauds high compliance with labour legislation

14 Sep 2021

Source: Artem Podrez –

Mandatory vaccine policy: How to introduce one to the workplace

10 Sep 2021

Join the pledge to support fair working conditions across the gig economy

Join the pledge to support fair working conditions across the gig economy

9 Sep 2021

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Coega Steel issued with prohibition notice

6 Sep 2021

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How to manage mental health related issues in the workplace

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Nivaani Moodley, Siya Ngcamu and Shane Johnson 2 Sep 2021

Source: Edhar Yuralaits –

Employment and Labour readies to implement new Employment Equity Act

2 Sep 2021

Source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

Are your remote working policies in accordance with the law?

Lusanda Raphulu and Sian Gaffney 1 Sep 2021

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Covid-19: Data privacy concerns of vaccination statuses - part 2

Phillip Kruger 18 Aug 2021

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Covid-19: Data privacy concerns of vaccination statuses - part 1

Phillip Kruger 16 Aug 2021

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The dos and don'ts of compulsory vaccination policies

Louise Woodburn 16 Aug 2021

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Commissioner for Gender Equality suspended

16 Aug 2021

Some of the 33 former Spar Distribution Centre workers in Gqeberha who were dismissed for gross misconduct. Photo: Joseph Chirume

CCMA upholds dismissal of Spar workers in Gqeberha for violating picket rules

Joseph Chirume 6 Aug 2021

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SA's OHS standard in dire straits, ILO report finds

30 Jul 2021

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DBE sets record straight on teachers who are not vaccinated

29 Jul 2021

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Public sector unions sign wage deal

28 Jul 2021

Are we doing enough to protect our whistleblowers?

Are we doing enough to protect our whistleblowers?

Lucinda Hinxman 21 Jul 2021

Demonstrators loot the Ayoba Cold Store as protests continue, following imprisonment of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma, in Chesterville, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 12 July 2021, in this still image obtained from social media video. Siphiwe Emacous Moyo Snr/via Reuters

Caught looting? It could cost you your job...

Johan Botes 19 Jul 2021

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CCMA operations remain suspended in KZN, Gauteng

16 Jul 2021

A general view of a burning warehouse in Durban, after protests erupted. 14 July 2021. Reuters/Rogan Ward

How to manage key employment issues during times of unrest and looting

Lizle Louw, Kate Collier, Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Shane Johnson and Mbali Nkosi 15 Jul 2021

More news

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Saccawu to start indefinite strike at Massmart

Promit Mukherjee 16 Nov 2021

Image source: © marmaro –

ConCourt upholds labour courts' judgments on secondary strikes

Lizle Louw, Johan Olivier and Shane Johnson 15 Nov 2021

An arbitrator appointed by the Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council has dismissed Nehawu’s bid to have community health workers permanently employed by the state. Archive photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Community health workers: arbitrator rules against Nehawu

12 Nov 2021

Numsa rejects new wage offer, engineering strike continues

Numsa rejects new wage offer, engineering strike continues

Wendell Roelf 14 Oct 2021

How to manage hearings remotely

How to manage hearings remotely

11 Oct 2021

Numsa considers new offer to end engineering strike

Numsa considers new offer to end engineering strike

Wendell Roelf 8 Oct 2021

Source: © BartPhoto -

Incapacity and its role in dismissals for misconduct

Nivaani Moodley, Shane Johnson and Jenna Atkinson 6 Oct 2021

Source: Reuters/Niharika Kulkarni

Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair

Anuradha Nagaraj 4 Oct 2021

Still time to comment on national minimum wage adjustment

Still time to comment on national minimum wage adjustment

21 Sep 2021

Source: Andrea De Martin –

CCMA matters: Who will watch the watchers?

Johan Botes 16 Sep 2021

Source: Ion Chiosea –

Salga, unions secure 3.5% salary increase

16 Sep 2021

Source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Employment and Labour applauds high compliance with labour legislation

14 Sep 2021

Source: Artem Podrez –

Mandatory vaccine policy: How to introduce one to the workplace

10 Sep 2021

Join the pledge to support fair working conditions across the gig economy

Join the pledge to support fair working conditions across the gig economy

9 Sep 2021

Source: Dmytro Shestakov –

Coega Steel issued with prohibition notice

6 Sep 2021

Source: ocusfocus –

How to manage mental health related issues in the workplace

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Nivaani Moodley, Siya Ngcamu and Shane Johnson 2 Sep 2021

Source: Edhar Yuralaits –

Employment and Labour readies to implement new Employment Equity Act

2 Sep 2021

Source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

Are your remote working policies in accordance with the law?

Lusanda Raphulu and Sian Gaffney 1 Sep 2021

Source: Oleksandr Omelchenko –

Covid-19: Data privacy concerns of vaccination statuses - part 2

Phillip Kruger 18 Aug 2021

Source: RF._.studio from

Covid-19: Data privacy concerns of vaccination statuses - part 1

Phillip Kruger 16 Aug 2021

Source: Artem Podrez from

The dos and don'ts of compulsory vaccination policies

Louise Woodburn 16 Aug 2021

Source: chase4concept –

Commissioner for Gender Equality suspended

16 Aug 2021

Some of the 33 former Spar Distribution Centre workers in Gqeberha who were dismissed for gross misconduct. Photo: Joseph Chirume

CCMA upholds dismissal of Spar workers in Gqeberha for violating picket rules

Joseph Chirume 6 Aug 2021

Source: Jozef Polc –

SA's OHS standard in dire straits, ILO report finds

30 Jul 2021

Source: Artem Podrez from

DBE sets record straight on teachers who are not vaccinated

29 Jul 2021

Source: Christos Georghiou –

Public sector unions sign wage deal

28 Jul 2021

Are we doing enough to protect our whistleblowers?

Are we doing enough to protect our whistleblowers?

Lucinda Hinxman 21 Jul 2021

Demonstrators loot the Ayoba Cold Store as protests continue, following imprisonment of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma, in Chesterville, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 12 July 2021, in this still image obtained from social media video. Siphiwe Emacous Moyo Snr/via Reuters

Caught looting? It could cost you your job...

Johan Botes 19 Jul 2021

Source: © stockWERK -

CCMA operations remain suspended in KZN, Gauteng

16 Jul 2021

A general view of a burning warehouse in Durban, after protests erupted. 14 July 2021. Reuters/Rogan Ward

How to manage key employment issues during times of unrest and looting

Lizle Louw, Kate Collier, Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Shane Johnson and Mbali Nkosi 15 Jul 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Tunisian garment workers fight for unpaid wages in pandemic's shadow

Layli Foroudi 13 Jul 2021

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New draft Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Regulations

Gavin Fitzmaurice, Andre Bowley and Patrick Holloway 12 Jul 2021

Civil servants offered 1.5% pay rise

Civil servants offered 1.5% pay rise

Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf 6 Jul 2021

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Ban on social gatherings - no longer just a suggestion

Jonathan Goldberg 2 Jul 2021

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Dismissed for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols? What is fair...

Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 1 Jul 2021

Eskom to pay disputed wage rise in union standoff

25 Jun 2021

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Dual faces of the gig economy and ride-hailing industry

Denine Smit and Grey Stopforth 22 Jun 2021

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Jonathan Goldberg 21 Jun 2021

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How employers can set boundaries for remote workers

Melissa Cogger and Leila de Saude 17 Jun 2021

UIF intervenes in Qebherha taxi industry protests over Ters benefits

UIF intervenes in Qebherha taxi industry protests over Ters benefits

10 Jun 2021

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