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Workers Rights

South Africa’s gender pay gap leaves women behind
Business
/ 28 August 2024

South Africa’s gender pay gap leaves women behind

Just 3% of chief executives of JSE-listed companies are female

By Lyse Comins
More workers brought into labour safety net
Business
/ 25 March 2024

More workers brought into labour safety net

Minister Thulas Nxesi has raised the earnings threshold for employees receiving certain protections under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act

By Lyse Comins
Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ
Opinion
/ 14 February 2022

Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ

Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article

By Michael Kwet and Tshiamo Malatji
Food delivery drivers seek better employee rights
Business
/ 17 April 2021

Food delivery drivers seek better employee rights

A group of South African Uber drivers plan to go to court to seek employee rights including compensation for overtime and holiday pay, hoping for a similar victory to that of British drivers in March

By Kim Harrisberg
Sexual harassment complaints against NTI manager ‘ignored’
National
/ 3 April 2021

Sexual harassment complaints against NTI manager ‘ignored’

Woman contract employee accuses her former manager of sexually predatory behaviour

By Chris Gilili
Why Covid likely won’t change the plight of community health workers
Coronavirus
/ 2 November 2020

Why Covid likely won’t change the plight of community health workers

In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned from 9 November.

By Joan Van Dyk
Constitutional Court ruling on restructuring dispute is good for employers
National
/ 30 October 2020

Constitutional Court ruling on restructuring dispute is good for employers

A judgment from the apex court empowers employers to change their workers’ contracts — without consultation

By Sarah Smit
Domestic workers face a lonely battle against abuse
National
/ 2 September 2020

Domestic workers face a lonely battle against abuse

Behind closed doors, domestic workers are vulnerable to workplace violence and abuse, with little recourse against their employers

By Sarah Smit
Invisible threat to workers’ rights
Business
/ 14 May 2020

Invisible threat to workers’ rights

Nearly half of all workplaces inspected by the department of labour found to be unsafe

By Sarah Smit
EDITORIAL: Jo’burg’s ‘horror factory’
Article
/ 22 November 2019

EDITORIAL: Jo’burg’s ‘horror factory’

Workers at the factory were found to be toiling under appalling conditions for only R65 a day.

By Editorial
Despite legislation, workers’s rights are still abused
Article
/ 14 March 2019

Despite legislation, workers’s rights are still abused

The Constitution enshrines the right to dignity, but it should also include the right to work

By Tseliso Thipanyane 1

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