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Finality on the Issue of Annual Leave - Use It Or Lose It by Nicholas Preston 2014/05/09

The issue is premised on s20(4) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 75 of 1997 (BCEA) which states that, "An employer must grant annual leave not later than six months after the end of the annual leave cycle".Furthermore, s20(1) of the BCEA defines 'annual leave cycle' to...

Wrongful and Negligent conduct of a Security Officer 2014/04/08

A private security company was contracted to provide a 24-hour armed guard at the Loureiro home. On a night in January 2009 robbers masquerading as police officers drove up the Loureiros’ driveway and demanded entry. The guard on duty opened the pedestrian gate, allowing the robbers to apprehe...

Two Significant Labour Laws sent to the President for Assent 2014/03/04

Two labour laws were passed by the National Assembly on 4 March 2014 and have been submitted to the President for assent. This means their promulgation is imminent. According to opinion, these bills will have a significant impact on labour relations in South Africa and employers should have al...

Department of Labourâ€™s UIF to fund a R300-million training programme with Setaâ€™s to empower youth and unemployed 2013/12/03

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant today announced in Centurion a Joint funded training programme to the tune of R300-million that will benefit 8000 youth and the unemployed.The programme will be funded on a 50/50 basis by the department's Unemployment Insurance Fund and the Setas. It will also in...

Protection from Harassment Act 2013/10/13

Not many South Africans are aware of the fact that on the 12th of April 2013 a proclamation was published in the Government Gazette, whereby Pres. Zuma set 27 April 2013 as the date on which the Protection from Harassment Act (Act no. 17 of 2011) came into operation. The purpose of this act is to pr...