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UN agency adopts convention on harrassment at work

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The convention is critical in terms of promoting and protecting the rights of working women
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​Fixed-term contracts – there must be a justifiable reason to use them

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A dismissal is when an employee reasonably expected the employer to renew a contract of employment, but the employer did not renew it
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Thousands protest ‘slave law’ in Budapest

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The protest was called by unions and opposition parties outraged at reforms that hike the annual overtime hours that employers can demand
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Labour law redefines parenthood

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The definition includes adoptive parents and commissioning parents in surrogacy cases
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Minimum wage deal won’t be reached by Workers’ Day ― Oliphant

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Oliphant said she briefed President Ramaphosa to say that government would be unable to implement the national minimum wage by the first of May
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We’re complicit in our own exploitation

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"We are failing to put the blame squarely where it belongs: on our political leaders, our business leaders and ourselves".
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Why changes to South Africa’s labour laws are an assault on workers’ rights

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Two problems loom large in the implementation of the national minimum wage. One is compliance, the other redress.
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Brazil employers castigate their maids with insults, racism

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A Twitter feed is exposing how millions of Brazilian domestic workers are treated as an underclass. But new laws are in the offing to protect them.
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SA farmers working around labour laws – report

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SA farmers are "mechanising" to avoid labour legislation, such as higher minimum wages for farmworkers, and land claims, say reports.
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Bangladesh mayor suspended as building collapse death toll rises

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The mayor of the Bangladesh municipality where a factory building collapsed and killed more than 400 people has been suspended, says a minister.
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Full-time employment heads south

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Labour experts warn that the introduction of two new laws will tighten the noose on employers. Chantelle Benjamin reports.
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Companies use brokers to avoid labour laws, says judge

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Many companies in South Africa use labour brokers to circumvent labour laws, says Labour Appeal Court Judge President Dunstan Mlambo.
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Young South Africans pessimistic about job growth

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Half of young South Africans support the idea that labour laws are slowing job growth, a study released on Monday has found.
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The right climate for jobs

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There are important connections between Workers' Day and the proposed amendments to key labour laws, as well as unemployment and climate change.
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Cosatu doubts effectiveness of strike ballots

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Cosatu in the Western Cape says re-introducing a labour law that requires unions to conduct ballots before strikes would not solve violent acts.
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