REPLACEMENT LABOUR DURING A ‘LOCK-OUT’

REPLACEMENT LABOUR DURING A ‘LOCK-OUT’

The interpretation of the exception contained in section 76(1)(b) of the LRA. “An employer who embarks on a lock-out may not, as a general rule, use replacement labour to perform the work of the locked-out employees. There is one exception: if the lock-out “is in...
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY CHANGES ENACTED

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY CHANGES ENACTED

On 12 April 2023 President Ramaphosa signed into law the Employment Equity Amendment Act (“the EEAA”) although the effective date of the EEAA is yet to be proclaimed. The EEAA amends the Employment Equity Act 4 of 2022 by introducing new measures to advance...