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Construction & Engineering

Decent work is the key to a sustainable building industry

2 Jul 2024

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Legal

Can you challenge a dismissal when the company is in business rescue?

Lesley Mokgoro and Odirile Matladi 11 Jun 2024

Finance

SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hour

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2024

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HR & Management

Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 18 Apr 2024

BIBC labour spokesperson Luyanda Mgqamqo

Construction & Engineering

Unregistered contractors pose risks to businesses and the building industry

16 Apr 2024

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Legal

Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

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Legal

Disciplinary action: Can excessive delays taint procedural fairness?

Chloë Loubser and Amandla Makhongwana 11 Dec 2023

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Logistics & Transport

2023 Road Freight Summit debuts successfully

30 Oct 2023

Transport Month: Truck driver wellness critical to road safety

Logistics & Transport

Transport Month: Truck driver wellness critical to road safety

24 Oct 2023

The Johannesburg Labour Court has deemed two cases brought by lawyers to be “hopeless in law and facts”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Legal

Lawyers reprimanded for bringing "hopeless cases" to court

Tania Broughton 12 Jun 2023

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HR & Management

Govt to implement 7.5% public sector wage increase through 'significant trade-offs'

3 Apr 2023

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HR & Management

Pitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

Brett Abraham & Jenna Atkinson 1 Mar 2023

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Legal

Once judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

Workers from public sector unions affiliated to three federations marched to the National Treasury in Tshwane on Tuesday demanding that the government revise its 3% wage increase. Photo: Chris Gilili / GroundUp

HR & Management

Public sector workers call on government to return to negotiating table

Chris Gilili, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume 23 Nov 2022

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HR & Management

Nxesi seeks to clarify 'misinformation' regarding wage offer

21 Nov 2022

Ailing construction sector holds out hope for infrastructure developments to be fast-tracked

Construction & Engineering

Ailing construction sector holds out hope for infrastructure developments to be fast-tracked

Mohau Mphomela 31 Oct 2022

No growth for logistics industry without safety and efficiency this silly season

Logistics & Transport

No growth for logistics industry without safety and efficiency this silly season

Tania Govender 31 Oct 2022

Fedhasa Inland appoints new board to drive 2.0 approach

Tourism & Travel

Fedhasa Inland appoints new board to drive 2.0 approach

31 Oct 2022

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HR & Management

Nxesi says 7.5% average wage increase "still available"

26 Oct 2022

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HR & Management

DPSA refutes wage negotiation media reports

17 Oct 2022

Let foreign truckers drive

Logistics & Transport

Let foreign truckers drive

Nicholas Woode-Smith 15 Jul 2022

Source: Mkhuseli Sizani. Nurses and nursing assistants at six hospitals and clinics in the Raymond Mhlaba local municipality, Eastern Cape protesting, demanding to be paid a R1,200 rural allowance.

Healthcare

Over 500 Eastern Cape health workers down tools

Mkhuseli Sizani 29 Jun 2022

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Legal

Is it time for intervention in the Sibanye-Stillwater deadlock?

Sandile July 1 Jun 2022

Entrepreneurship for Contractors Development Programme open for applications

Construction & Engineering

Entrepreneurship for Contractors Development Programme open for applications

29 Mar 2022

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HR & Management

No leniency for dishonesty in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk 14 Mar 2022

Source: Joseph Chirume via | Striking drivers forced trucks to pull over and park at the truck stops in Gqeberha on Monday.

Logistics & Transport

Striking drivers forcefully stop and inspect trucks in Gqeberha

Joseph Chirume 2 Mar 2022

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

Legal

Community health workers: arbitrator rules against Nehawu

12 Nov 2021

Steel federation says 6% wage increase offer is final

Construction & Engineering

Steel federation says 6% wage increase offer is final

Masego Mafata 15 Oct 2021

Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike

Construction & Engineering

Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike

Masego Mafata, Joseph Chirume, Nokulunga Majola and Marecia Damons 6 Oct 2021

Numsa to stage national strike in engineering sector

Construction & Engineering

Numsa to stage national strike in engineering sector

Wendell Roelf 21 Sep 2021

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HR & Management

Salga, unions secure 3.5% salary increase

16 Sep 2021

Public sector unions sign wage deal

HR & Management

Public sector unions sign wage deal

28 Jul 2021

Unpacking the complexities of ETI

HR & Management

Unpacking the complexities of ETI

14 Jul 2021

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

Legal

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

Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 1 Jul 2021

Retail

How the rise of online shopping could shake up retail employment

11 May 2021

Can the Labour Court determine review proceedings of a liquidated company?

Legal

Can the Labour Court determine review proceedings of a liquidated company?

Nivaani Moodley, Shane Johnson, Cameron Rajoo, Julian Jones and Caellyn Eedes 6 May 2021

Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed

Legal

Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed

Lizle Louw, Shane Johnson and Justin de Wet 14 Apr 2021

Labour dispute: choose your words and court wisely

Legal

Labour dispute: choose your words and court wisely

Sandile July and Nyiko Mathebula 17 Feb 2021

The business model has forever been disrupted

Entrepreneurship

The business model has forever been disrupted

4 Feb 2021

Franchise Association voices support for SA restaurant industry

Retail

Franchise Association voices support for SA restaurant industry

28 Jan 2021

Dismissed without an enquiry? When is it legal...

Legal

Dismissed without an enquiry? When is it legal...

Bradley Workman-Davies 13 Jan 2021

Construction sector eager to make 2021 a prosperous year

Construction & Engineering

Construction sector eager to make 2021 a prosperous year

Allen Bodill 1 Dec 2020

NEDAs winner ZHAC Construction offers advice on business growth, embracing opportunities

Construction & Engineering

NEDAs winner ZHAC Construction offers advice on business growth, embracing opportunities

27 Nov 2020

How the BIBC helped small construction businesses stay afloat, survive Covid-19

Construction & Engineering

How the BIBC helped small construction businesses stay afloat, survive Covid-19

25 Nov 2020

Road Freight Association expresses outrage at attacks on transporters

Logistics & Transport

Road Freight Association expresses outrage at attacks on transporters

23 Nov 2020

Labour market relevance and quality assurance of apprenticeships - an employer's perspective

HR & Management

Labour market relevance and quality assurance of apprenticeships - an employer's perspective

7 Oct 2020

A culture of non-compliance presents red flag for consumers

Automotive

A culture of non-compliance presents red flag for consumers

13 Aug 2020

Trucking industry violence condemned

Logistics & Transport

Trucking industry violence condemned

9 Jul 2020