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Why Submitting a WSP/ATR is Beneficial for Your Business
Completing your Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) might seem like just another compliance requirement. However, these submissions offer meaningful benefits that go far beyond regulatory obligations. With the right approach, WSP/ATR submissions can help your business reclaim a portion of your Skills Development Levy (SDL), improve…
Minimum Wage in 2025: What South African Employers Need to Know
As 2025 approaches, businesses must prepare for anticipated changes to South Africa’s National Minimum Wage (NMW). The NMW is adjusted annually to account for inflation, cost of living, and economic conditions, ensuring workers are paid fairly. Employers should stay informed to ensure compliance and avoid penalties. Expected Minimum Wage Changes …
Work Permits and Insurance Claims: A Critical Issue for Employers with Foreign Truck Drivers
Recent developments highlight a growing issue for employers in South Africa’s logistics industry: Insurers have begun enforcing stricter policies, which require that all foreign drivers have valid work permits for any claims to be processed. The Risks of Non-Compliance If a foreign driver is involved in an accident or any…
In today’s workplace, many employers adopt a strict approach towards the use of alcohol and other intoxicating substances by their employees. However, some policies extend to prohibit the mere presence of these substances in an employee’s system, even if consumed outside of work hours. But is this fair? A recent…
On the 21st of April 2023, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) published amended Rules for the proceedings at the CCMA (“Rules”). The amendments to the Rules include several additions as well as alterations. The Rules came into effect on the 24th of April 2023. In addition to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Employment Equity Amendment Bill into law this week, but some experts believe the new legislation may be unconstitutional and could ultimately harm the country rather than help it. After apartheid segregation created indefensible inequality, the Employment Equity Act (EEA) of 1998 prescribed affirmative action policies…
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has on October 7 2022 gazetted the MEIBC Consolidated Main Agreement (‘the Agreement’) to non-parties, thereby making it legally binding on all employers and employees who fall within the steel industry. In addition to the extension of the Agreement, the two agreements regulating administrative and dispute levies,…
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill shall prescribe amended sectoral targets. The Bill (“Bill”) is in its final stage of promulgation as it has been sent to the President for signing. The Bill will amend the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (Act). Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) labour policy…
Off Duty CBD Oil and Cannabis Smoking: Employment and Labour Law SA
It has been four years since the Constitutional Court recognised that it was unconstitutional to fire an employee for off-duty cannabis use (beyond the confines of one’s home). Despite this long-awaited ruling, very few employers seem to be aware of what their obligations actually are when it comes to drug…
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…
What is the purpose of this act of the Skills Development Levies Act (Act 9 of 1999)? The availability of skilled employees is a serious obstacle to the competitiveness of South African companies. The Legislature has created a way for companies to contribute towards the upliftment of every South African…
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…
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…
What is constructive dismissal
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…
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…