by vicky | Feb 16, 2015 | Express News, Legislation
In terms of the amendments the employee, in essence, gets extra protections in terms of the LRA (except genuine substitute employees, for example maternity cover). The TES provider may remain after three months. The extra protections include the extended joint and...
by vicky | Feb 12, 2015 | Legislation
Have you heard of the changes to the Labour Relations Act or if you employ temporary, casual or fixed term contract employees, you better read on… The long awaited amendments to the Labour Relations Act are finally here. Effective from 01 January 2015, the...
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 | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) was instituted in 1994 in South Africa. The OHSA gives workers some rights in health and safety in the workplace. The regulations in the Act give employers guidelines on matters such as first aid, drinking water, washing...