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1. A decision taken by the employer An employee will not be on sick leave unless a medical certificate has been issued to the employee placing the employee in quarantine. An employer may issue an instruction that an employee be placed under quarantine if the employee recently travelled abroad or if the employee displays symptoms…

What is the purpose of this act of the Skills Development Levies Act (Act 9 of 1999)? A shortage of skilled employees is one of the biggest challenges facing South African businesses. To address this, the Skills Development Levies Act introduced a levy-grant system. This requires companies to contribute to skills development through a monthly…

Skills Development in South Africa has become a strategic priority for businesses due to the scarcity of skills. Legislation has, through the development and implementation of the BEE Act, forced employers to ensure that they submit their WSP and ATR Reports annually if they wish to attain or retain an acceptable BEE level. With this…

Skills development is one of the cornerstones of South Africa’s economic development. As any businessperson knows, businesses are far more productive and run more smoothly when all employees are properly trained to fulfill their roles. Proper training improves organisational morale, efficiency, and organisation. In addition to this, there’s a definite BBBEE benefit to ensuring that…

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment requires South African employers to ensure their employees receive skills training. This important element of BBBEE compliance is intended to remedy the South African workforce’s skills deficit and drive economic growth and social justice. For individual employers, skills development programmes are an excellent way to improve productivity and efficiency — upskilling…

Constructive dismissal referrals could land you in hot water at the CCMA if you don’t have sufficient evidence to prove that you addressed internal problems fairly. Constructive dismissal is a term that can make employers nervous. Also referred to as forced resignation, it is action taken by an employee when their work conditions become unbearable,…

South African labour law is fairly progressive compared to many other parts of the world, affording a good deal of protection to both employers and employees. At the center of labour, legislation is the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), No. 75 of 1997, as amended by the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act, No….