January 2017, former President Jacob Zuma assented to the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act of 2016, and on 23 November 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Labour Laws Amendment Act of 2018, paving the way for the implementation of the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act from January 2019. The act…...
Labour department engages agriculture sector
The Department of Labour is set to engage farmworkers, farmers and labour tenants to assess the working conditions and level of compliance with various pieces of labour legislations. "Whilst there are many model compliant employers in the agricultural sector, unfortunately, there are still too many cases of non-compliance and near…...
Parental leave benefits amended for employees
Under the Basic Condition of Employment Act (BCEA), employees who wish to access the revised parental leave benefits of 10 days per annum are now able to do so with full rights. This revised benefits, published on 23 December 2019 in Gazette 42925, came into effect on 1 January 2020.…...
Importance of justifying fixed-term employment
Does the termination of an employee's fixed-term contract of employment, where such employee earns below the earnings threshold and is employed to perform work of a permanent nature, amount to an unfair dismissal? Section 198B of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) provides that fixed-term employees earning less…...
Parental Leave Notice
In November 2018 President Ramaphosa signed a new type of leave, Parental Leave, into law. It has not become effective as President Ramaphosa did not announce a date. The reason is during a period of parental leave, parents who are contributing to UIF are entitled to claim from UIF according…...
Disclosing information during the interview process
Before taking on a new employee, it is natural that an employer would like to get as much information as possible about the candidate before making the decision to hire. We need this information to determine whether the person possesses the necessary skills to do the job they are interviewing…...
How Chatbots can Transform Recruiting Processes
The modern recruiter has it far from easy. In today’s dynamic business landscape, recruiters must often juggle multiple tasks at once. They must cope with the many complexities of a highly competitive market, and parse through large volumes of incoming resumes, in pursuit of the best talent. Technology is a…...
Procedural Fairness
In South Africa, stringent labour laws have created somewhat of a minefield for employers to navigate when it comes to disciplinary procedures. While protecting the rights of the employee is paramount, employers that are not completely up to date with the relevant legislation could soon find themselves in hot water.…...
How is the relationship between employer and employee affected in the workplace?
The processes related to workplace discipline often confound employees. Whether this is the result of lapping up Suits or Law & Order is an open question, but we frequently see employees misconceiving their rights and obligations when faced with allegations of wrongdoing in the workplace. Employees do their cause more harm than…...
HR Analytics
What is HR Analytics? The link to the to the article can be found at the bottom. By Erik van Vulpen (www.analyticsinhr.com) 6 min read The question “what is HR analytics?” is asked by a lot of HR professionals who want to get started with analytics. In this post, we will…...