The strike at the dairy company continues, with exhausted workers demanding an end to compulsory weekend and public holiday work as well as overtime being forced on them
Lisa Seftel started out in the labour movement before she took up positions in government. Now, as the head of Nedlac, she has to create a space where both sides can meet to discuss and debate important policy issues
One man is pushing for a change to labour legislation that will allow workers to take paid time off to look after their parents
Strikes over poor working conditions have intensified over the past four years, the recently-released Industrial Action Report for 2018 reveals. From 2014 to 2018, the number of days spent striking over working conditions rose from 1776 to 128890 — an increase of more than 7000%, according to the report, which tracks the frequency and character […]
Cases referred to the organisation increased by 4% since last year
The co-founder of a union has championed
the rights of those in an often ignored sector
The jury has been out on whether the new set of labour-broker laws will benefit thousands of temporary workers, but litigation will soar.
Business has claimed that "irrational" labour Bills were passed before a final Nedlac report and were not properly assessed by stakeholders.
Business Unity South Africa says the amendments made to the Labour Relations and Basic Conditions of Employment Bills could be damaging to business.