You may have wondered at one time or another, why you should work with a recruiter in an effort to help fill important positions. In fact, you might have asked yourself, “What value does a recruiter bring to the hiring process?” The answer: More than you think! Because of the…...
National Minimum Wage 2021
The Minister of Employment and Labour has amended the national minimum wages contained in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the National Minimum Wage Act as previously published in Government Notice No. R.175 of 17 February 2020. The national minimum wage for each ordinary hour worked is increased to R21.69…...
COSATU calls on all workers to stay at home on the 07th of October 2020
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is mobilising its members to join in a nation-wide socio-economic strike against corruption, retrenchment, gender-based violence, unemployment and attacks on collective bargaining.This is set to take place tomorrow, 7th of October 2020, which is also the Global day for Decent work. Workers…...
Department of Employment and Labour: Consolidated Directions on Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace – 1 October 2020
Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, issued a consolidated directive on the 1st of October 2020 which outlines certain health and safety measures to be implemented in South African workplaces. Most notable are the following: Employers are required to undertake a risk assessment taking into consideration OHSA Regulations for…...
Extension of TERS Until 15 September 2020
The COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) Directive signed on the 11th of August 2020 has been extended to the 15th of September. Important to note: Only three categories may apply for TERS as per the Directive published on 11 August 2020 namely: Employees whose employers are: Not yet…...
Is your company struggling with U-Filing and TERS?
If your business is still struggling with U-Filing and TERS applications and pay-outs as numerous employers are, please watch the recording of yesterday's COVID-19 Think Tank session as soon as possible (link below). The session is quite lengthy (about 1 hour and 50 minutes) but very informative.After the government announced it…...
Disciplining employees for off duty misconduct
ARTICLE BY MS. ROSALIND DAVEY (https://www.bowmanslaw.com/lawyer/rosalind-davey/) Rosalind Davey is a partner at corporate law firm Bowmans and obtained BA and LLB degrees from the University of Natal and was admitted as an attorney in 2002. While many employers have social media policies in place, the extent to which these policies…...
COVID-19 UIF benefit extended to August 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the national state of disaster to August 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19. In light of this, Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Boitumelo Booi has announced their decision to similarly extend the COVID-19 TERS benefit until the 15th of August 2020. The benefit structure…...
Employer’s Obligations when Employees Present COVID-19 Symptoms
The Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Regulations) and the COVID-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace issued by the Department of Employment and Labour (Directive) set out specific measures that employers are required to take to protect their employees in…...
Workplace plan checklist – what you need to return to work under South Africa’s level 3 lock-down
As of today, 1 June 2020, South Africa will be placed on alert level 3 and all businesses and other entities (apart from a few exceptions) will be permitted to operate. As part of the re-opening of business, companies will be required to have a workplace plan to ensure the…...