Fixed Term Contracts: A Guide for Employers and Employees
It’s vital for both employers and employees to understand the practical and legal differences between permanent and fixed term employment [...]
Employers and Employees Take Note: New Earnings Threshold from 1 April 2025
From 1 April 2025, the earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) will increase, impacting not only [...]
Effective 1 March 2025: New National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2025 by 4.4% from [...]
Employers: How to Avoid Paying Severance Pay on Retrenchment
“Only in our dreams are we free; the rest of the time we need wages.” (Terry Pratchett) Retrenching employees can [...]
Fired for not Working on the Sabbath
“One of the hallmarks of an enlightened egalitarian society is the right to freedom of religion.” (Extract from judgment below) [...]
Employers: It’s November Again. Must You Pay 13th Cheques?
"The best investment you will ever make are your employees" (Peter Drucker) As the end of the year approaches, many [...]
Protect Your Employees from Harassment and Abuse – or Pay the Price
“It takes leadership to improve safety.” (Jackie Stewart, Formula 1 legend) One of your key duties as an employer is [...]
It’s Sick Leave Season – Can You Reject a Dodgy Doctor’s Sick Note?
“Many people including workers in South Africa do not have the wherewithal to determine between a qualified doctor, an unqualified [...]
Cannabis Policies in the Workplace: A Delicate Balancing Act
“It is declared that the [employer]’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Policy is irrational and violates the right to privacy in [...]
When is Resignation a Constructive Dismissal?
“…the prospect of continued employment must be shown to have been objectively intolerable and the employee must have resigned due [...]
