Key changes to the labour laws in 2015 – part 8: PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
As this blog series comes to a close, we have yet to consider the recent changes to the law on part-time employment. Again, the new law applies only to employees…
Key changes to the labour laws in 2015 – part 7: FIXING THE FIXED TERM CONTRACT
Many people are employed on fixed term contracts which are renewed time and again with no promise of job security beyond the current term of the contract. After the third…
Key changes to the labour laws in 2015 – part 6: BRINGING LABOUR BROKERS IN LINE
Throughout recent deliberations on amendments to the Labour Relations Act, the status of labour brokers, or "temporary employment services (TES)" was a hot button issue. Trade unionists called for their outright…
Key changes to the labour laws in 2015 – part 4: ARBITRATIONS IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS
The Labour Relations Act has long provided for the possibility of what was called (to the dread of many an employee) a "pre-dismissal hearing". This had the effect of a CCMA…
High earners to lose legal protections?
Another major change to our employment law is on the way via a new section 188B to be added to the Labour Relations Act. At present, all employees have recourse…
Fixed term employment contracts – new law!
The Labour Relations Act will soon be amended to change the law on fixed term employment (meaning for example employment "for one month", "until X returns from maternity leave", or…