The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) refers to the various technological advancements including, digitisation, robotics, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence impacting the globe. This new reality has a distinct and disruptive impact on the workplace and specifically the workforce, as technology replaces repetitive, manual and process-driven work and imposes new skills set requirements on workers. A…
Month: October 2019
What Constitutes a Temporary Employment Service?
October 2019 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 421 In CHEP South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Shardlow NO and Others [2019] 5 BLLR 450 (LC), 201 workers were employed by Contracta-Force Corporate Solutions (Pty) Ltd (C-Force) to repair wooden pallets on behalf of CHEP South Africa (Pty) Ltd (CHEP). The workers, claiming that C-Force was a temporary employment…
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