Month: October 2019

Can SA adapt to the 4IR?

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…

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…