CEA NEWS
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…
March 25
25 March 2022 Courtesy of ENS Africa On 15 March 2022, the Department of Employment and Labour issued a Code of Practice on managing exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace (the “New Code”). The New Code is to take effect on the date that the Declaration of a National State of Disaster lapses. On the…
March 02
2 March 2022 Please see the CAPES monthly review for February 2022 below: CAPES Monthly Review Feb 2022
February 08
8 February 2022 By: Lucio Trentini To view the original article in Business Day please click here SA businesses in the metals and engineering sector have faced enormous challenges over the past few years, with the Covid-19 pandemic compounding an already difficult situation. A shrinking domestic market, declining production, weak production sales, a smaller contribution to…
February 08
8 February 2022 Press Release: TESD Focus Area: Southern Africa Is there a need for TES in SA’s construction industry? 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 onset of the pandemic when…
February 08
February 2022 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 446 A business’ operations can be brought to a standstill if it experiences a data breach – a reality which is becoming more and more familiar. Section 22 of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) requires responsible parties to notify both the Information Regulator and the…
January 11
11 January 2022 Please see the CAPES monthly review for November and December 2021 below: CAPES Monthly Review – November & December 20212021
December 08
8 December 2021 Please see MEIBC Circulars below for more information: Industry Circualr No.2021-06 Annual Shutdown Circular – Seifsa Affiliated Organisations and 5 Trade Unions Industry Circular No.2021-08 Dealing with the July Unrest
November 23
November 2021 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 445 1. These guidelines are intended to guide employers, employer organisations, employees, trade unions, conciliators, arbitrators and the courts in determining the fairness of a mandatory vaccination policy and its implementation. 2. These guidelines deal with the key aspects of a policy requiring mandatory vaccination in the workplace. The guidelines…
October 29
29 October 2021 South Africa’s latest unemployment statistics compared to 2020’s second quarter show that unemployment has increased by 52.1%—from 2.2 million to 6.5 million people. Specifically the youth unemployment rate which reached 46,3% (people aged 15-34 years) in 2021’s first quarter is worrisome. These figures highlight the important role that Temporary Employment Service (TES)…
