by SGV Attorneys | Feb 22, 2023 | Newsletters
National Minimum Wage Increase A National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced since January 2019 in an attempt to alleviate poverty and reduce wage inequality, amongst others, and since announcing a R20.00 per hour minimum wage in 2019, the NMW has steadily been...
by SGV Attorneys | Feb 21, 2023 | Newsletters
New Earnings Threshold: 1 March 2023 The Minister of Employment and Labour is empowered, in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (“BCEA”), to make determinations regarding the earnings threshold. This grants employees who earn below the threshold...
by SGV Attorneys | Feb 15, 2023 | Newsletters
Sexual Harassment Claim Under Section 60 Of The Employment Equity Act 55 Of 1998 (The “Act”) The Labour Appeal Court in the matter of Amathole District Municipality v CCMA & Others (2023 44 ILJ 109 (LAC) found that the employer should not have been held liable in...
by SGV Attorneys | Aug 22, 2022 | Newsletters
Dismissal: Breach Of Confidentiality Agreement In the matter of Jacobs v KwaZulu-Natal Treasury (2022) 43 ILJ 1286 (LAC), Ms. Jacobs, during 2009, formed part of a selection committee tasked with recommending a candidate for a position in the Department of Community...
by SGV Attorneys | Jun 23, 2022 | Newsletters
Repeal Of Regulations Regarding Wearing Of Masks For the first time in over two years, South Africans can now appear in public places without wearing a face mask. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), there has been a decline in the...
by SGV Attorneys | Jun 22, 2022 | Newsletters
Procedural Fairness In Disciplinary Enquiries: The Importance Of Being Heard At the heart of the matter of Yolanda Dyantyi v Rhodes University & Others (846/2020) [2022] ZASCA 32 (29 March 2022) is the procedural fairness of a disciplinary enquiry. In this matter,...
