CEA NEWS
March 09
9 March 2020 Our sincerest condolence to the family of Chris Clarke who recently passed away under tragic circumstances. It is with fond memories that we wish to bid farewell to Chris, who added much value to the Recruitment and Temporary Services Industry and who was gainfully involved as a founding member of the CEA…
March 09
March 2020 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 425 Employers often ask about the legal rules that apply in the situation where an employee chooses to resign rather than to face a disciplinary hearing. The starting point is that Employers are legally permitted to discipline their employees when they commit misconduct. If found guilty thereof, the employee’s employment…
February 10
There is a huge market for Temporary Employment Services (Labour Broking) in Construction Engineering in South Africa. Due to the short-term nature of projects in this industry, the number of staff Companies require is completely reliant on the size and duration of the project. How Companies Benefit One of the biggest advantages of contracting staff…
February 10
February 2020 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 424 Sections 193(1) and (2) of the Labour Relations Act list a hierarchy of remedies available to employees who are found to have been substantively unfairly dismissed in arbitration hearings. On the one hand retrospective reinstatement is a remedy limited to cases of substantively unfair dismissal. On the other hand,…
November 28
December 2019 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 423 (Michael Yeates and Arlina Ramothar) On 1 November 2019, s8,11,15 and 16 of the Labour Laws Amendment Act 10 of 2018(Act) comes into effect The amendments see the much awaited implementation of parental benefits in terms of the Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001 (UIA). The Act provides that…
November 14
With the objective to further disseminate accurate information about Temporary Employment Services (TES) and what these really are, Kevin Cowely joined the conversation on the subject on Teemaneng Stereo.CAPES_Interview
November 11
November 2019 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 422 Written by: Fiona Leppan, Bheki Nhlapho & Kgodisho Phashe (Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) Procedural fairness in disciplinary proceedings requires an employee to be made aware and understand the charges against him. This is not only to assist the employee in deciding how to plead but also to ensure that the…
October 17
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…
October 16
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…
September 17
Natalie Singer; Public Relations Manager of Confederation Of Associations In The Private Employment Sector (CAPES) on the Jozi FM airlines with Moshe Maswanganyi. Together they tackled issues of employment and everything around protection of job seekers from scammers. listen more on this by following link: https://bit.ly/2kl91bf
