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Parental Leave and other Amendments
A massive expectation has been created by the announcement of the signing of the Amendment Bills to give effect to the changes to the Acts. However, it is still premature to just take them as given. The amendments will only come into full effect once President...
CCMA State of readiness for new minimum wage
The National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) came into effect on 1 January 2019, whereby the national minimum wage was set at R20 per hour, with special provisions of R18 per hour (farm workers), R15 per hour (domestic workers), and R11 per hour (Extended Public Works...
National Minimum Wage Exemption
The debate over the minimum wage amendments effective January 1st 2019, continue to lead news highlights due to its contentious nature. One assumes that everyone would be in agreement that the effects of the increase should result in benefits to the entire country but...
Employment Equity – Are you on Track?
While many companies are powering through their December workload with the aim of meeting deadlines and targets before the year end shut-down, there is one aspect of the business that cannot be powered through without some serious attention to detail and thought. And...
What you need to know about the new Paternity leave legislation
Much excitement has been filtering through the country as fathers-to-be have recently become eligible for paternity leave. A great many dads in waiting are thrilled to be able to play a larger role in the early days of their newborns life. With many households being...
Countdown to the Publication of SEIFSA’s Authoritative State of the Metals & Engineering Industry Report Begins
The main aim of the report is to track whether the sector is expanding or declining and several longitudinal data and trends (which are often very volatile) are monitored accordingly. The study makes use of an eclectic methodology in its analyses and entails comparing...
ANNUAL SHUTDOWN, CALCULATION OF LEAVE PAY AND LEAVE ENHANCEMENT PAY OF THE MEIBC CONSOLIDATED MAIN AGREEMENT
Below are the main provisions regarding annual shutdown and the calculation of leave pay and leave enhancement pay – also referred to as leave bonus or annual bonus: The dates of the annual shutdown are determined by the firm’s management, however, the shutdown must...
SEIFSA CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASE IN INFLATION RATE
The increase in the official inflation number released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today does not bode well for hard-pressed businesses in the Metals and Engineering (M&E) cluster, which continue to face headwinds amid low levels of domestic demand, a...
Stick and Carrot approach to Employment Equity
Minister Oliphant, in the Employment Equity Amendment Bill 2018, indicates that companies which remain non-compliant and in breach of the Act continue to benefit from State contacts despite their non-compliance. Highlighting this fact places a magnifying glass on all...
Up-skilling and education will help the country to succeed
There is no doubt that the vast discrepancy between those who have access to work opportunities and that who do not, is founded in the sheer number of unemployed and insufficiently educated youth in South Africa today. Caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, South...