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The Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 75 of 1997 and the Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 form the statutory backbone and parameters of employment law in South Africa. These statutes govern the employment relationship between parties and also outline the procedure for resolving employment disputes between parties. Legislation during 2013 and at the beginning of 2014 made material amendments to these statutes and introduced a new statute called the Employment Services Act. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of some of the important changes in terms of the amendments to these statutes and is not therefore an exhaustive account of all the amendments.

Welkom terug aan diegene wat gelukkig genoeg was om met verlof te kon gaan, maar aan almal ‘n baie voorspoedige 2015!

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“It would be extremely short sighted if not inhumane not to acknowledge the desperate situation many fellow South Africans find themselves in”, says Johannes Möller president of Agri SA. We most certainly cannot as individuals and as a country turn a blind eye on absolute poverty and worse even people not having enough to eat he added.

‘n Voorstel dat boere 20% van hul plase aan hul plaaswerkers oorhandig, het vandeesweek uit ‘n vergadering tussen Suid-Afrika se top- kommersiële boere op Stellenbosch gespruit.

Johannesburg – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has upwardly adjusted domestic workers’ annual wages in line with the new minimum wage, her office said on Tuesday.

ASUF’s VIEWS ON FARMWORKER EVICTIONS

The Agriculture Sector Unity Forum (ASUF), comprising of all the national formations of primary agriculture, was invited to participate and address a meeting held under the auspices of deputy president, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, on Saturday, 1 November 2014 in Paarl. At this meeting ASUF, represented by its chairman Mr Japie Grobler and Ms Annelize Crosby, highlighted issues relevant to the context within which agricultural development and the upliftment of farmworkers and their families should be addressed.

Johannesburg – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has infuriated organised agriculture by announcing an immediate ban on legal and illegal farm evictions.

Ramaphosa announced the moratorium after he and a delegation of senior ministers met for hours yesterday with agricultural and farm labour representatives in Paarl in the Western Cape.

Die Regering moet sy beloftes aan plaaswerkers nakom, of hulle gaan weer staak, sê mnr. Nosey Pieterse.

Trade union federation Cosatu has threatened to stage massive protests in the Western Cape if farm owners continue the large scale eviction of farmworkers from their land.

by Linda Ensor, 15 September 2014, 06:08

Contrary to popular belief, it is macroeconomic and trade policies, rather than the introduction of a minimum wage, that have been the main cause of the fall in employment in the farming sector, says an academic at the University of the Western Cape.