Labour Laws
latest news & developments
Reimagining employment in the age of the fourth industrial revolution
Once jobs were clearcut relationships between employer and employee, but in the gig economy labour laws often fall short
Want jobs? Reform South Africa’s labour market
It is time to scrap minimum wage and other labour laws that make it difficult to create employment
Budget cuts give bad bosses a break
A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’
Khaya Sithole: Taken for a ride by the gig economy
Better laws can stop companies such as Uber from riding roughshod over people who do work for them but are denied employment benefits
UN agency adopts convention on harrassment at work
The convention is critical in terms of promoting and protecting the rights of working women
Fixed-term contracts – there must be a justifiable reason to use them
A dismissal is when an employee reasonably expected the employer to renew a contract of employment, but the employer did not renew it
Thousands protest ‘slave law’ in Budapest
The protest was called by unions and opposition parties outraged at reforms that hike the annual overtime hours that employers can demand
Labour law redefines parenthood
The definition includes adoptive parents and commissioning parents in surrogacy cases
Minimum wage deal won’t be reached by Workers’ Day ― Oliphant
Oliphant said she briefed President Ramaphosa to say that government would be unable to implement the national minimum wage by the first of May
We’re complicit in our own exploitation
"We are failing to put the blame squarely where it belongs: on our political leaders, our business leaders and ourselves".
Why changes to South Africa’s labour laws are an assault on workers’ rights
Two problems loom large in the implementation of the national minimum wage. One is compliance, the other redress.
Brazil employers castigate their maids with insults, racism
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.
SA farmers working around labour laws – report
SA farmers are "mechanising" to avoid labour legislation, such as higher minimum wages for farmworkers, and land claims, say reports.
Bangladesh mayor suspended as building collapse death toll rises
The mayor of the Bangladesh municipality where a factory building collapsed and killed more than 400 people has been suspended, says a minister.
Full-time employment heads south
Labour experts warn that the introduction of two new laws will tighten the noose on employers. Chantelle Benjamin reports.