by Melanie Hart | Jun 27, 2023 | Data Privacy, News
All public and private bodies are required to compile and submit reports in terms of Section 32 and Section 83(4) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, No. 2 of 2020 (“PAIA”) to the Information Regulator. PAIA requires public bodies to submit their reports...
by Melanie Hart | Apr 17, 2023 | Employment, News
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...
by Melanie Hart | Mar 8, 2023 | Employment
Overtime is regulated by section 10 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (“BCEA”) which provides that overtime is voluntary and an employer may not require or permit an employee to work overtime except in accordance with an agreement. In the recent judgment...
by Melanie Hart | Feb 23, 2023 | Employment, News
Following our announcement on the increase in the earnings threshold in terms of section 6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 75 of 1997 (BCEA), an amendment has been made increasing the national minimum wage. The Minister of Employment and Labour...
by Melanie Hart | Dec 22, 2022 | Employment
‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive.’[1] A prudent employer will conduct various screening check(s) as part of the recruitment process and is entitled to make the offer of employment conditional upon successful pre-employment...
