by vicky | Jul 29, 2014 | Legislation
The Department of Labour has called on employers to abide by the freshly-amended Employment Equity Act in the interest of business and transformation in the country. This followed the signing into law by President Jacob Zuma late Friday. The law will however kick in...
by vicky | Jan 29, 2014 | Legislation
Dear All Compliments of the new year. We wish you a successful 2014. 2014 was predicted to be a busy year and it has not disappointed thus far. Besides the current labour unrest and looming national election dates, matters have moved quite rapidly on the legislative...
by vicky | Apr 22, 2013 | Legislation
Temporary Employment Services and the proposed Labour Law Amendments With regards to the latest media reports in terms of the proposed Labour Law amendments, the following misinterpretation of the six months clause: “Further to that, the new Labour law...
by vicky | Mar 12, 2013 | Legislation
The section on the Right to Privacy in the Bill of Rights, has relevance to both employers and employment agencies, when it comes to reference checking. Because of this section, employers and agents are advised to obtain written permission before taking a reference...
by vicky | Dec 10, 2012 | Legislation
Cabinet noted the revised B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice 2012 and approved that these be published for public comment. The revised Codes will enhance the implementation of B-BBEE in a meaningful and sustainable manner, and contain principles and guidelines that will...
by vicky | Oct 15, 2012 | Legislation
The Employment Services Bill provides a regulatory framework for the operation of Private Employment Agencies. This will ensure that only Temporary Employment Services (TES) also known as labour brokers who are registered with the Department of Labour to be used as...
