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Historic wage agreement reached in metals and engineering sectorLindsey Schutters

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Ruling clarifies discrimination due to criminal history in the employment processJohan Botes

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Traditional healers: What leave regulations say about training and treatment

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About 50 workers, mostly forklift drivers, are taking Heineken Beverages to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Workers take newly merged Heineken-Distell to the CCMA

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Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment & Compensation Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

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Union vows to fight "slaughter" of Post Office jobs

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jan 2024

Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer in Bowmans’ Cape Town office Employment and Benefits Practice

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Several Mpumalanga farm owners issued with contravention and prohibition notices for violating laws

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Cultural use of marijuana and operational requirements: Is there a crossroads in the workplace?

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National minimum wage: Do benefits and bonuses count?

Hlengiwe Skosana and Minenhle Ntuli 27 Dec 2023

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine. Source: Implats

Implats resolves underground protest peacefully

Lindsey Schutters 21 Dec 2023

Underground at Impala Bafokeng. Source: Impala Platinum

Implats: ‘Illegal underground protest is not only endangering lives but also livelihoods’

Lindsey Schutters 20 Dec 2023

Impala Bafokeng complex. Source: Implats

Implats responds to underground protest

18 Dec 2023

Queues of people trying to claim UIF and get help for other issues are almost a permanent feature outside the labour department offices in Cape Town. Photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa

Workers are battling to collect unemployment benefits despite new technology

Ella Morrison and Qaqamba Falithenjwa 14 Dec 2023

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The cost of ignoring a CCMA judgment

13 Dec 2023

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Disciplinary action: Can excessive delays taint procedural fairness?

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Commission recommends a CPI plus 3% adjustment in National Minimum Wage

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A haul truck is seen at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mokopane. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Anglo American readies cost cuts in wake of PGM market downturn

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Kenya judge finds Meta is not in contempt of court

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Yes, your side hustle can cost you your job

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Further public consultation on the cards for Employment Equity Act amendments

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WC govt threatens legal action over public wage shortfall

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Ensure OHS by building whistleblower confidence

Kate Collier 27 Nov 2023

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Nxesi denies allegations of corruption in R5bn UIF jobs deal

23 Nov 2023

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

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Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

Global teacher and education workers labour federation meets in Joburg

Global teacher and education workers labour federation meets in Joburg

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Tax implications of changes to employer status

Denny Da Silva 10 Nov 2023

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Impala Platinum starts voluntary job cuts at SA mines

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A ballot over union membership is to be held at Gold One mine in Springs where hundreds of miners were held underground last week. Archive photo: Shaun Smillie | GroundUp

Amcu vs Num: Workers to vote at "hostage" mine

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Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer in Bowmans’ Cape Town office Employment and Benefits Practice

#BizTrends2024: Key legislative developments and their impact on employment

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Several Mpumalanga farm owners issued with contravention and prohibition notices for violating laws

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Cultural use of marijuana and operational requirements: Is there a crossroads in the workplace?

9 Jan 2024

Image source: grazvydas –

National minimum wage: Do benefits and bonuses count?

Hlengiwe Skosana and Minenhle Ntuli 27 Dec 2023

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine. Source: Implats

Implats resolves underground protest peacefully

Lindsey Schutters 21 Dec 2023

Underground at Impala Bafokeng. Source: Impala Platinum

Implats: ‘Illegal underground protest is not only endangering lives but also livelihoods’

Lindsey Schutters 20 Dec 2023

Impala Bafokeng complex. Source: Implats

Implats responds to underground protest

18 Dec 2023

Queues of people trying to claim UIF and get help for other issues are almost a permanent feature outside the labour department offices in Cape Town. Photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa

Workers are battling to collect unemployment benefits despite new technology

Ella Morrison and Qaqamba Falithenjwa 14 Dec 2023

Image source: Getty Images

The cost of ignoring a CCMA judgment

13 Dec 2023

Image source: Narith Thongphasuk –

Disciplinary action: Can excessive delays taint procedural fairness?

Chloë Loubser and Amandla Makhongwana 11 Dec 2023

Image source: zerbor –

Commission recommends a CPI plus 3% adjustment in National Minimum Wage

8 Dec 2023

A haul truck is seen at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mokopane. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Anglo American readies cost cuts in wake of PGM market downturn

Felix Njini and Clara Denina 7 Dec 2023

Kenya judge finds Meta is not in contempt of court

7 Dec 2023

Image source: alphaspirit –

Yes, your side hustle can cost you your job

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 6 Dec 2023

Image source: Christina Morillo from

Further public consultation on the cards for Employment Equity Act amendments

Tracy van der Colff 30 Nov 2023

A steel blast furnace. Source: Foresaken Films/Unsplash

Seifsa: ArcelorMittal closure will have devastating implications for SA

30 Nov 2023

Source: Twitter/@alanwinde

WC govt threatens legal action over public wage shortfall

29 Nov 2023

Source: © BlueSkyImages -

Ensure OHS by building whistleblower confidence

Kate Collier 27 Nov 2023

The "Springbok" public holiday - win-win for weekend workers

Talita Laubscher and Sian Gaffney 23 Nov 2023

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Nxesi denies allegations of corruption in R5bn UIF jobs deal

23 Nov 2023

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

How SA employment law impacts corporate deals

Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

Global teacher and education workers labour federation meets in Joburg

Global teacher and education workers labour federation meets in Joburg

20 Nov 2023

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

Tax implications of changes to employer status

Denny Da Silva 10 Nov 2023

Image source: Mariana Ianovska –

Impala Platinum starts voluntary job cuts at SA mines

Felix Njini 7 Nov 2023

A ballot over union membership is to be held at Gold One mine in Springs where hundreds of miners were held underground last week. Archive photo: Shaun Smillie | GroundUp

Amcu vs Num: Workers to vote at "hostage" mine

Shaun Smillie 2 Nov 2023

Landmark ruling may lead to big change with parental leave rights

Deon Visagie, Joani van Vuuren, Jamie Jacobs and Nkosinathi Thema 27 Oct 2023

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

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Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2023

SITA keeps government IT going despite PSA strike

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19 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf A medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge

Instances when an employer can query the validity of the medical certificate

Dumisani Ndiweni & Kgololego Pooe 16 Oct 2023

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B-BBEE Commission: How the complaints and investigations procedure works

Safiyya Patel and Loatile Baiphaphele 12 Oct 2023

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Graeme Palmer 11 Oct 2023

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Qualified, but still a liar - consequences of CV misrepresentation

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 10 Oct 2023

Striking Simba factory workers picket inside the gates of the company’s premises in Isando because security would not let them out to protest. They were eventually let out a couple of hours later. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro | GroundUp

Simba factory workers down tools over "unfair" transport deductions

Kimberly Mutandiro 5 Oct 2023

Haul trucks are seen at Kumba Iron Ore, the world's largest iron ore mines in Khathu, Northern Cape. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Anglo American cutting head office jobs in several countries

Felix Njini and Nelson Banya 4 Oct 2023

One of the two new rail-mounted stacker reclaimers which scoop up and transfer coal into and out of the yard is seen at Africa's largest coal export facility, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, 2018. Source: Reuters/Tanisha Heiberg

Thungela says coal terminal workers' strike not impacting exports

Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

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