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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
A long road to recognition
Government’s proposed labour reforms could finally extend employee protections to South Africa’s creative workforce but unions warn the real work starts now
Non-disclosure agreements can’t silence workplace harassment
South African laws protect victims, rendering many such clauses unenforceable, underlining that employers must ensure safe workplaces, not hide misconduct
Special leave or velvet-glove suspension? A trend in the public sector
Without a clear definition in law, the concept of ‘special leave’ can be misconstrued and used as a way to suspend employees
Workers’ Day: How the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration can promote social justice through ubuntu
The CCMA uses dialogue based on conciliation and mediation to transform labour relations
Government of national unity: Political shift tests Cosatu’s influence
The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political…
Former Telkom workers’ battle with outsourcing firms rages on
A labour appeals court order reinstated the employees to their posts after they were outsourced to WNS eight years ago
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
Elections 2024: Don’t pick the scabs
Some blame labour protections and unions for South Africa’s economic malaise. But this claim lacks evidence and stands to leave us in an even worse position This content is…
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
Zimbabwe permit holders can work until 31 December even if permit application unsuccessful
Lawyers at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr say Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders can work in the country until the end of December as they appeal unsuccessful application outcomes
There is no place for scab labour in SA
Replacement labour, which stands to prolong industrial action and lockouts, undermines the right to strike
Electricity costs add to miners’ woes
Companies are also grappling with a decline in commodity prices and weaker global demand
Motlanthe: We are too quick to suffocate small businesses with taxes
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has said that a way to help solve the unemployment crisis is to give small businesses breathing room