Basic Conditions Of Employment Act
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Reflections on workers’ regression, resistance and renewal
With millions of South Africans unemployed — particularly young people — employers wield enormous power. The message is clear: “If you don’t accept these conditions, there are…
Fragmented workers, the only mourners in ANC-SACP divorce
When workers are divided by political loyalty to competing parties, they cannot effectively unite against employers during wage negotiations
Trauma in the workplace should not be swept under the carpet
Addressing workplace trauma requires empathy, legal compliance and interventions such as counselling and training
Workplaces must wake up to the harmful invisibility of endometriosis
Employers, work policies and labour law do not accommodate this health issue, which results in women missing promotions, getting unfair performance reviews or losing their jobs
Pixels and protection: Strengthening legal frameworks against digital child labour
In many cases, the digital economy presents a perceived lifeline for families who are struggling to make ends meet
Take your annual leave or lose it
A break every year is an employee’s right, but if not taken in the six-month annual cycle, you forfeit it
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
From despair to hope: how to transform job loss into opportunity
While it is stressful to lose your job, it can open new doors for you
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
Employers should respect women’s rights and provide domestic workers with employment contracts
About a million women are employed to work in private homes, enabling the economy to function and their employers to work and return to clean homes and cared for children
Budget cuts give bad bosses a break
A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’
SABC plans to retrench 600 employees
Broadcaster cites “poor sales effectiveness, ineffective commercial product, old pricing models and inadequate technology infrastructure” as driving cuts
Hunger is still killing South Africa’s children
The state needs civil society to help to combat malnutrition, which stunts children’s potential
Cosatu doubts effectiveness of strike ballots
Cosatu in the Western Cape says re-introducing a labour law that requires unions to conduct ballots before strikes would not solve violent acts.
New earnings threshold affects employers
A new earnings threshold announced by the labour minister entitles certain employees to now be compensated for overtime, a lawyer said on Monday.