Archive for July 2014
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT: BIG CHANGES, MORE NASTY FINES FROM AUGUST – EXPERTS
The 25th of July 2014 saw the gazetting of the effective date of the amended Employment Equity Act, mere days before its implementation date of 1 August 2014.
Read MoreNUWE VERGOEDINGSDREMPEL VIR WET OP BASIESE DIENSVOORWAARDES
Ons herinner werkgewers daaraan dat die vergoedingsdrempel waarvolgens bepaal word watter werkers buite die bestek van sleutelbepalings (art 9, 10, 11, 125, 14, 15, 16, 17(2), 18(3)) van die wet op Basiese Diensvoorwaardes val, deur die Minister van Arbeid met ingang van 1 Julie 2014 verhoog is tot R205 433.30 per jaar (voorheen R193 805 pj)
Read MoreIMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AMENDMENT (EEA) ACT
On Friday, 25 July 2014, President Jacob Zuma proclaimed 1 August 2014 as the effective date for the implementation of the Employment Equity Amendment (EEA) Act
Read MoreGRONDDEBAT GAAN MANK AAN KUNDIGHEID EN REALISME LAND DEBATE LACKS EXPERTISE
“Soos wat ook tydens die debatvoering tydens die begrotingsrede oor
landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming hierdie week die geval was, bly
die aanklag dat die huidige groep blanke boere grond gesteel het, lewendig in
verskeie kringe waaronder die EFF” sê Johannes Möller, President van Agri
SA.
ELGIN FARM WORKERS DESPERATE
The families of 27 permanent workers on the farm Protea outside Elgin say they face an uncertain future because of a deal that is not working out as it was planned.
Read MoreSOUTH AFRICAN GOVT RESPONDS TO CBS INTERCEPTION IN EUROPE
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) says it took an ‘immediate response’ after Dutch authorities intercepted a consignment of fruit infected with citrus black spot (CBS) on Friday.
Read MoreWITHDRAWAL OF GENDER EQUITY BILL WELCOMED
The controversial Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill, which would have obliged companies to progressively achieve 50% representation for women in the top levels of management, has been withdrawn to allow for further consultation.
Read MoreSOUTH AFRICA: WAGE INCREASE FOR HOSPITALITY SECTOR
Pretoria — The minimum wage in the hospitality sector has been increased from 1 July 2014.
The new wage adjustments will be applicable until 30 June 2015.
Read MorePOLITICAL WEEK AHEAD
ALL eyes this week will be on the engineering and metal workers’ strike that is likely to place more pressure on South Africa’s struggling economy.
Read MoreNUWE VERGOEDINGSDREMPEL VIR WET OP BASIESE DIENSVOORWAARDES
Die vergoedingsdrempel waarvolgens bepaal word watter werkers buite die bestek van sleutelbepalings (art 9, 10, 11, 125, 14, 15, 16, 17(2), 18(3)) van die Wet op Basiese Diensvoorwaardes val, is deur die Minister van Arbeid met ingang van 1 Julie 2014 verhoog tot R205 433.30 per jaar (voorheen R193 805 pj).
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