CEA NEWS
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
September 10
September 2019 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 420 In the matter of Joseph Nzimande and two others v Didben NO and Others, the applicants were dismissed for making false statements to the media, bringing the name of their employer into disrepute and failing to obey an instruction to them to raise their grievances through the recognised internal…
August 20
7 August 2019 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 419 In the first quarter of 2019 the unemployment rate was 27.6%. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2018 it was 27.1%. As can be seen, the number of people without jobs is remaining static around the 27% mark The Temporary Employment Services (TES) market has provided…
July 07
7 July 2019 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 418 The National Qualifications Amendment Bill has recently been passed, and if President Cyril Ramaphosa accepts it, it means that candidates who misrepresent their qualifications on their CV can get jail time. This bill aims to ensure that people are adequately qualified for the positions they apply for. Lying…
July 01
We had a fruitful interview on Cape Talk FM with Zain Johnson and Johnathan Goldberg; Chief Operating Officer of Capes speaking on youth unemployment, employment opportunities available through TES and the 4th Industrial Revolution. To listen to the interview click here
June 18
Recently released stats indicated that the South African economy contracted in the second quarter of 2019 and unemployment rose. Most worrisome is the unprecedented level of unemployment amongst Youth, which sits at a staggering 55.20 % and remains our country’s most serious socio-economic concern. Pressure from Youth has steadily escalated with movements like #FeesMustFall and…
June 03
Please find a report commissioned by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) on the impact of the carbon tax on jobs below: 2018-11-27 Impact of Carbon Tax on Jobs
May 21
Sandra attributes her career growth and work experience to the availability of Temporary Employment Services and how it is facilitated. South Africa is rich in history, both negative and positive. A lot of that history has had a direct impact on the educational and employment background of various citizens. With the older generation, the traditional…
May 07
7 May 2019 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 516 1.0) Five (5) rules on employee privacy and confidentiality. . . . No one should hold onto personal information about an employee that isn’t necessary for the operation of the business. Only members of staff who need to have access to personal data about employees should be authorised…
