Since the historic women's march to the Union Buildings in 1956 – which led to the declaration of 9 August as Women's Day in SA – there has been significant strides in women's advancement. But, notes Legalbrief, the ... Read More
Cosatu has sharply criticised SA's worsening unemployment dubbing the latest Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter, showing an increase to 33.6% in the second quarter, a ‘ticking time bomb’ ... Read More
The Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) has moved to regulate the employment of foreign nationals and give the Minister powers to make regulations in respect of labour migration, reports EWN. Presenting the Employment Services Amendment Bill to Parliament’s Portfolio ... Read More
Public office bearers in Chapter Nine institutions are not ‘workers’ who are entitled to benefits beyond what is laid down in the relevant statutes, the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has ruled. Judge Stuart Wilson’s ruling sets the standard for defining ... Read More
The Employment Services Act came into being in 2014. There have been suggestions to amend this legislation, and now with the advent of xenophobic behaviour, the government is hell-bent on complicating issues, notes labour lawyer and DA MP Michael Bagraim ... Read More
The proposition that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) board under David Masondo is an example of governance failure is neither a compelling nor an accurate account of what transpired. It overlooks critical facts and the governance obligations that informed the ... Read More
More than a quarter of UK healthcare workers (27%) have been affected by long Covid, suffering symptoms from the virus lasting beyond three months, according to the latest NHS research. The Reach-Out study, published by the NHS Race and Health ... Read More
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking on Amazon in a fight over thousands of workers who bring packages to the city’s doorsteps every day. Mamdani just announced his support for the Delivery Protection Act, a union-backed City Council ... Read More
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved pay rises of up to 80% for members of the armed forces, the Presidency has said, in a move aimed at boosting troop welfare as the country battles insurgency, banditry and kidnappings, reports CNBC ... Read More
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has lost a court battle over paid parental leave after a judge ruled staff do not need to take 12 months’ leave to qualify for a return-to-work payment. The Employment Court upheld an earlier Employment ... Read More
* A WhatsApp exchange between fired SAfm presenter Kgomotso ‘KG’ Moeketsi and a listener has emerged as the veteran broadcaster challenges the termination of her contract by the SABC-owned station. Moeketsi last week announced that she is taking legal action after ... Read More
* The Labour Court has rejected former Ekurhuleni HR head Linda Gxasheka's urgent bid to overturn her dismissal. The ex-manager was relieved of her duties after an internal disciplinary hearing found her guilty of misconduct over ICT mismanagement, salary mismanagement ... Read More
* About 100 municipal workers blocked the busy Cuyler Street in Kariega on Wednesday and Thursday last week demanding that security be beefed up at Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Cuyler and Despatch municipal depots. The protest action was led by the ... Read More
Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) Botha v Commission for Gender Equality Judgment: 5 August 2026 Keywords: Public office bearers distinguished from employees – Commissioners for Gender Equality not entitled to accrue leave – Remuneration and benefits of public office bearers must ... Read More
Labour Court (Cape Town) Robertson v CCMA and Others Judgment: 3 August 2026 Keywords: Mechanic dismissed after dispute about incorrect contract ‒ Review of arbitration award – New evidence introduced during re-examination without opportunity to test it – Reformulation of disciplinary ... Read More
Labour Court (Cape Town) Sekhabisa v SA Heritage Resources Agency and Others Judgment: 4 August 2026 Keywords: Labour law – Dismissal of CFO for misconduct – Unauthorised acting allowance beyond six-month policy cap – Gross negligence in failing to submit statutory ... Read More
