PLAN TO EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT PAYOUTS

More than 8.5 million people are receiving payments from the Unemployment Insurance Fund. If a bill before parliament’s labour committee is passed, benefits could be extended to a year

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DISMISSED FARMWORKERS APPEAR IN LABOUR COURT

Eleven farmworkers appeared in the Labour Court in Cape Town on Monday morning to challenge their dismissal following a series of wage-related strikes in the Western Cape last year.

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DEMOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENT DROPPED FROM JOB EQUITY RULES

The Department of Labour has withdrawn its controversial proposal for national and regional demographics to be used for employment purposes, during National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) negotiations on the draft employment equity regulations

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EMPLOYMENT EQUITY REPORT ‘DISAPPOINTING AND SUPERFICIAL’

THE 14th report of the Commission for Employment Equity is a disappointing and superficial document that will do little to promote the real development of South Africa’s human resources, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday.

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