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department of employment and labour

Employers get more responsibilities amid equity amendments
Thought Leader
/ 24 April 2025

Employers get more responsibilities amid equity amendments

Employers need to make sure they are informed about the new regulations, which fall under the Employment Equity Act, and are compliant

By Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Kanyiso Kezile & Mufaro Sambaza
Union demands pension fund for domestic workers
National
/ 14 April 2025

Union demands pension fund for domestic workers

About 850 000 people are employed as domestic workers in South Africa, contributing to 5.2% of the country’s total employment

By Umamah Bakharia
Draft regulations on hazardous chemical agents leave farmworkers at risk
The Green Guardian
/ 11 July 2024

Draft regulations on hazardous chemical agents leave farmworkers at risk

South Africa must exit pesticide treadmill, civil society groups say

By Sheree Bega
Young people want to work, not wait
Partner Content
/ 28 June 2024

Young people want to work, not wait

A skilled, educated, economically supported youth is the bedrock of a strong democracy

By NYDA
Preliminary findings show compliance gap led to George building collapse
National
/ 14 May 2024

Preliminary findings show compliance gap led to George building collapse

The death toll in the George building collapse has reached 33 and 19 people are still missing

By Umamah Bakharia
JSE-listed clothing retailers want labour department to shut down sweatshops
Business
/ 20 December 2023

JSE-listed clothing retailers want labour department to shut down sweatshops

The South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union has said people are working from 10 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week for as little as R120 to R200 a week

By Lyse Comins
Truck drivers lament government’s slow moves to fix sector
National
/ 21 July 2023

Truck drivers lament government’s slow moves to fix sector

The transport department says it is working on an 11-point plan to clean up the logistics industry and force businesses to comply with laws

By Lyse Comins
Limpopo couple lodges civil action with labour department for equal parenting leave and benefits
National
/ 7 November 2022

Limpopo couple lodges civil action with labour department for equal parenting leave and benefits

Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Do we know what we are doing with the jobs problem?
Opinion
/ 17 February 2022

Do we know what we are doing with the jobs problem?

Is joblessness a result of a lack of skills or low growth, or is low growth a result of lack of skills? Government is not speaking with one voice

By Xhanti Payi
Denel’s plant near Macassar stays put, despite residents’ concerns
National
/ 4 November 2021

Denel’s plant near Macassar stays put, despite residents’ concerns

Two investigations into separate explosions at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition depot near Macassar continue

By Eunice Masson
‘It is no longer safe for Denel to be based in Macassar’
National
/ 2 November 2021

‘It is no longer safe for Denel to be based in Macassar’

Calls to end production at Rheinmetall Denel Munition after yet another blast rocks the Somerset West area, the fifth since 2018

By Eunice Masson
Companies affected by unrest can apply for support as soon as next week
Business
/ 28 July 2021

Companies affected by unrest can apply for support as soon as next week

Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi urges employers to be honest when applying for help

By Eunice Masson
Nxesi says employment and labour department must ‘talk less’ and do more
Business
/ 9 June 2021

Nxesi says employment and labour department must ‘talk less’ and do more

The minister and his management team appeared before parliament after another scathing auditor general report was tabled

By Eunice Masson
Budget cuts give bad bosses a break
Business
/ 20 March 2021

Budget cuts give bad bosses a break

A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’

By Sarah Smit
Workers rights rolled back as Covid-19 strikes
Business
/ 23 June 2020

Workers rights rolled back as Covid-19 strikes

The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has laid bare longstanding deficiencies in labour rights around the world

By Sarah Smit

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