CEA NEWS
June 22
22 June 2022 The heat is on for those employers and employees who are found to be unfairly discriminating, which in terms of s6 of the EEA includes Harassment, given that there are fines, awards, imprisonment and possible exclusion from tenders. This interesting workshop will cover the following big-ticket items on HARASSMENT – • The…
June 20
20 June 2022 Published with thanks to SEIFSA Please find the SEIFSA Management brief detailing the industry wage increases effective from 1 July 2022 below: Management Brief Wage Increases 2022
June 13
June 2022 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 450 In Mashabela v Octaves Security Services [2022] 31 CCMA 7.1.9, also reported as [2022] 4 BALR 393 (CCMA), Mr Motshele Lawrence Mashabela (applicant), who was employed as a security supervisor – without a written contract of employment – by Octaves Security Services (respondent), referred an unfair dismissal dispute to…
April 21
21 April 2022 Please see memo below from CAPES regarding the UIF suspension of the issuing of Compliance Certificates via the E-Compliance System: CAPES Memo 1-2022 UIF Compliance Certificate Suspension The UIF revised circular can be viewed below: Circular 2B2022
April 11
11 April 2022 UIF Compliance Circular No 2B/2022: Interim suspension of issuing and requirement for compliance certificate and tender letter as proof of compliance with the Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001 Circular 2B2022
April 04
March 2022 Kwena Moabelo from Power FM speaks to Kevin Cowley _ HR DIRECTOR at PRIMESERV GROUP and Albie Rheeder_ Outsourced Solutions Manager at MECS It is without a doubt that many industries have taken a serious knock during the pandemic. Those involved in South Africa’s construction industry had their hands tied, especially at the…
March 25
25 March 2022 Acknowledgements to Bowmans The Minister of Employment and Labour has published the new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace (the Code) in terms of the Employment Equity Act (EEA). The Code became effective on 18 March 2022 and repealed the Amended Code of Good…
March 25
25 March 2022 The South African government should focus on implementing a set of policy objectives that make the operating environment in the metals and engineering sector more business-friendly and ensure that the cost of production is lower, industry organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa’s (Seifsa’s) new COO Tafadzwa Chibanguza suggests….
March 25
April 2022 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 448 The Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the Workplace (the Code) became effective on 18 March 2022. While there have been moves from the legislature to combat violence and harassment in the workplace, in many respects, the South African legislative framework…
March 25
March 2022 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 447 In 2020, the Labour Court handed down judgment in the matter of MacSteel vs. NUMSA, which held that a company could apply the no-work-no-pay principle to employees who did not or could not work during periods of ‘hard lockdown’ due to COVID-19. As per Judge Prinsloo:” The reality in…
