Tag: Employment Law

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law and Labour Law - minimum wage Effective 1 March 2024: New National Minimum Wage The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2024 by 8.5% from R25-42 to R27-58. Domestic Workers: Assuming a work month of 21 days x 8 hours per day,Read more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law and Labour Law A Dishonest “I’m Too Sick to Come to Work” Excuse is a Firing Offence “…an employment relationship is predicated on trust” (Extract from judgment below) Our courts have once again confirmed that dismissal is justified when employees lie about their state of health in order to get sickRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law & Labour Law Overtime: The Importance of Agreements “…an employer may not require or permit an employee to work … overtime except in accordance with an agreement” (Basic Conditions of Employment Act) All employers and employees need to know of a recent Labour Court judgment holding that an instruction to work

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Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law & Labour Law - National Minimum Wage New Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage Employers and employees need to keep an eye on the annual increases in both the National Minimum Wage and the Earnings Threshold, summarised below for your convenience. Both are effective from 1 March 2023. The National MinimumRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law and Labour Law Your Employee Reaches Retirement Age and Wants to Keep Working? “For many, many people, I’m a firm believer that 60 is the new 50.” (Carolyn Aldwin, director of Oregon State University’s Center for Healthy Aging Research) As even the youngest Boomers (the generation born between 1946 and 1964)Read more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment and Labour Law Dismissed for Criticising a Mine’s “No High Heels in the Workplace” Rule “The evil in this case is the wearing of high heels as opposed to flat shoes. It is a case that pits sartorial elegance against health and safety at the workplace” (Extract from judgment below) Employers haveRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law | Labour Law Fired for Off-Duty CBD Oil Use and Cannabis Smoking “… the [employer], in light of its dangerous environment, is entitled to discipline and dismiss any employee who uses cannabis or is under the influence whilst at work in contravention of its policy. Unfortunately, the Constitutional Court judgement doesRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Resignation - Employment and Labour Law The “Great Resignation” is Upon Us – Know the Law! “Signs of the "Great Resignation" are rippling across South Africa” (Business Insider report, 22 April 2022) The global pandemic-induced “Great Resignation” trend is upon us, and both employers and employees need to be aware of how ourRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment and Labour Law Workplace Harassment: The New Code in a Nutshell “The criterion that harassment involves unwanted conduct distinguishes acts of harassment from acceptable conduct in the workplace” (extract from the Code, emphasis added) With effect from 18 March 2022, a new “Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence andRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment and Labour Law – Moonlighting Fired for Moonlighting “She failed to disclose these obviously material activities to her employer and was therefore manifestly acting in violation of her duty of good faith to her employer.” (Extract from judgment below) “Moonlighting” is the practice of employees boosting their monthly income with a “side-job”Read more