Michael Bagraim
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New equity targets are constitutional, counsel for labour minister tells court
The ministry sought to counter the DA’s argument that the targets amount to unfair discrimination
Employment equity quotas will shred jobs, DA says
The Democratic Alliance is challenging the Employment Equity Amendment Act in court, saying it violates constitutional protections against unfair racial quotas
Solidarity vs University of Free State in vaccine mandate court case
The union wants the court to decide whether the policy of enforcing vaccinations at UFS holds water.
Politics interfering in CCMA work
The labour dispute resolution body says there is a growing trend of political parties and civil society organisations representing workers at hearings
Come what may, the UIF will pay
The fund – the main safety net for unemployed workers – will run at an almost R20-billion deficit
Unemployment fund, CCMA face jobs bloodbath
State bodies shielding workers have been weakened by budget cuts and high demands
Covid concerns have call centres closing doors — and opening new ones
The sector employs 60 000 people in the Western Cape alone. Whereas some centres have cut staff, others are reskilling and preparing for a different future
The ‘lockdown generation’ has been hit hardest by Covid-19
The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before
‘Broken’ claims system will fix Compensation Fund corruption
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi addressed concerns about the beleaguered fund, which compensates workers injured on the job
Gordhan misled Parliament, violated Executive Ethics Code — Mkhwebane
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she found it ‘implausible’ that Gordhan could have forgotten meeting an associate of the Gupta family.