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19th CEE Annual Report
The CEE remains committed to seeing the objectives of the EEA materialised, as they share the progress to date, in this 19th report (2018). Overview At a broad level, the trends presented in this, 19th Commission for Employment Equity Report, continue to paint a...
The changing Employment Equity landscape
The Employment Equity landscape is starting to look a little more onerous than in previous years, and that just might be the understatement of the year. With the Department Labour under-going many major changes, starting with the Employment Equity Amendment Bill...
MEIBC Circular Dispute Levy Increase 2019
On 21 July 2017, the Management Committee (Manco) adopted the Dispute Resolution Collective Agreement to which Kwa-Zulu Natal Engineering Association is party. The increase is binding on all employees (scheduled and non-scheduled) and employers who are members of all...
What’s the status of Parental Leave?
Frequently Asked Question Employers are still wondering what to do about paternity for the new working dad’s and how long to allow their working mom’s to go on leave. The confusion lies in the fact that the (correctly referred to as) new Parental Leave, while...
Less control for Designated Employers will affect compliance
Imminent Employment Equity amendments will affect your business With just over 4 months to the start of Employment Equity reporting season, now is the time for designated employers to focus on their energies on the progress of Employment Equity within their...
Serious absenteeism affects your workplace
The scourge of high absenteeism Chronic absenteeism remains one of the biggest problems facing companies around the country. The management of employees, who abuse their leave, can often be a delicate process especially when there are personal reasons or illness,...
Avoid unilateral changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment
Under the common law, an employer is not permitted unilaterally to change the terms of an employment contract with an employee. Common law, defined by Investopedia is “a body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts” will prevail in an...
Astounding stats from merSETA’s NSDMS system
MerSETA confirms that the National Skills Development Management System (NSDMS), implemented from 1 February 2018, has been assisting stakeholders in Skills Development, to "become more efficient and effective" to "implement and facilitate access to skills development...
Short time: when and how to implement it in your Company
In financially difficult times, is it correct for an employer to consider implementing short time within their company? The Metal and Engineering industries Main Agreement provides an opportunity for companies to implement short time within their business however...
Decrease in PMI disappointing, says SEIFSA
A dip in overall business activity in the broader manufacturing sector is disappointing and the result of the lead indicator for May 2019 does not bode well for future activity of companies in the broader manufacturing sector, so said Steel and Engineering Industries...