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Workers on strike at Premier’s Mister Sweet factory picketed outside the Department of Labour’s office in Germiston last month to demand a report following an inspection by an official. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Occupational Health & Safety

Injured Mister Sweet workers yet to be compensated

Kimberly Mutandiro 11 Nov 2024

Revolutionising retail: The use of AI in workforce management

Technology

Revolutionising retail: The use of AI in workforce management

Luke Seocharan 16 Feb 2024

Queues of people trying to claim UIF and get help for other issues are almost a permanent feature outside the labour department offices in Cape Town. Photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa

Remuneration & Payroll

Workers are battling to collect unemployment benefits despite new technology

Ella Morrison and Qaqamba Falithenjwa 14 Dec 2023

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Criminal Law

Hawks bust alleged UIF fraudsters

13 Jun 2023

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Youth Employment

Public Employment Service launches mobile bus to assist job seekers

9 Jun 2023

Employment and Labour department to assist workers affected in Boksburg gas explosion

Employee Wellness

Employment and Labour department to assist workers affected in Boksburg gas explosion

29 Dec 2022

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Employment Equity

What employers should know about the new employment equity laws

Lauren Salt and Amy Pawson 5 Sep 2022

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Legislation

Mandatory vaccines and life after the state of disaster

Bradley Workman-Davies and Kerry Fredericks 16 Mar 2022

South Africa, Huawei unit reach out of court settlement on hiring

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa, Huawei unit reach out of court settlement on hiring

15 Mar 2022

Source: Joseph Chirume via | Striking drivers forced trucks to pull over and park at the truck stops in Gqeberha on Monday.

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Striking drivers forcefully stop and inspect trucks in Gqeberha

Joseph Chirume 2 Mar 2022

SA in talks with Huawei subsidiary to settle lawsuit over hiring

Labour Law & Unions

SA in talks with Huawei subsidiary to settle lawsuit over hiring

Nqobile Dludla 23 Feb 2022

Labour Law

South Africa takes Huawei's local unit to court over hiring

Nqobile Dludla 11 Feb 2022

Lucinda Hinxman

Labour Law & Unions

4 ways to safeguard confidential information in the era of hybrid working

Lucinda Hinxman 21 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Niharika Kulkarni

Regulatory

Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair

Anuradha Nagaraj 4 Oct 2021

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Health & Safety

ArcelorMittal workers confirmed dead after explosion

18 Feb 2021

Labour department acts against Queenstown factory where worker's hand was severed

Health & Safety

Labour department acts against Queenstown factory where worker's hand was severed

Joseph Chirume 20 Jan 2021

Tlhabane Square maximising community impact with local procurement, skills transfer

Property Development

Tlhabane Square maximising community impact with local procurement, skills transfer

7 Dec 2020

Truda Foods asks court for permanent interdict against suspended workers

FMCG

Truda Foods asks court for permanent interdict against suspended workers

Joseph Chirume 9 Nov 2020

Law enforcement probes Covid-19 relief fund management

Law Practice

Law enforcement probes Covid-19 relief fund management

3 Sep 2020

Several labour offices close

HR & Management

Several labour offices close

18 Jun 2020

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

Labour Law & Unions

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

5 May 2020

How to modify your hiring strategy during Covid-19

Talent Acquisition

How to modify your hiring strategy during Covid-19

Matthew Kibby 17 Apr 2020

Labour dept online services down this weekend

Management & Leadership

Labour dept online services down this weekend

11 Mar 2020

Agriculture

Labour department engages agriculture sector

10 Jan 2020

Brits farmers, retailers slapped with labour penalties

Labour Law & Unions

Brits farmers, retailers slapped with labour penalties

12 Aug 2019

A win for domestic employees in South Africa

Labour Law

A win for domestic employees in South Africa

Fiona Leppan and Mayson Petla 13 Jun 2019

Brokers compelled to register with Labour Department

Labour Law & Unions

Brokers compelled to register with Labour Department

27 Feb 2019

Jobs Fair to bring opportunities to Khayelitsha

HR & Management

Jobs Fair to bring opportunities to Khayelitsha

18 Oct 2018

#AfricaMonth: How InvestSA's one-stop shops boost investor confidence

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: How InvestSA's one-stop shops boost investor confidence

Leigh Andrews 29 May 2018

Labour dept gets tough on Employment Equity Compliance

Labour Law

Labour dept gets tough on Employment Equity Compliance

6 Nov 2017

Lawsuit accuses Google of paying women less than men

Labour Law

Lawsuit accuses Google of paying women less than men

18 Sep 2017

Govt's lack of will on renewables thwarts youth employment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Govt's lack of will on renewables thwarts youth employment

5 Jul 2017

Media Freedom

SABC to dominate the uncensored news

Penelope Mashego 5 Jul 2016

DA raises red flag over minister's mandate in UIF bill

Legislation

DA raises red flag over minister's mandate in UIF bill

Karl Gernetzky and Penelope Mashego 30 Mar 2016

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Logistics & Transport

Labour Dept to address bridge collapse, Tongaat Mall

Kaveel Singh, News24 1 Dec 2015

Salary increase for farm workers

Commodities & Fairtrade

Salary increase for farm workers

29 Jan 2015

LinkedIn must pay $6m in backpay to workers

Internet

LinkedIn must pay $6m in backpay to workers

5 Aug 2014

SASLAW appoints Garlicke & Bousfield director as member

Legal

SASLAW appoints Garlicke & Bousfield director as member

28 Jul 2014

Wage increase for hospitality sector

Hospitality

Wage increase for hospitality sector

9 Jul 2014

Hearings into Tongaat Mall disaster to start in Feb

Construction & Engineering

Hearings into Tongaat Mall disaster to start in Feb

15 Jan 2014

Law Practice

New appointments at Garlicke & Bousfield Inc.

8 Jan 2014

Labour Department 'breaking own rules'

Labour Law & Unions

Labour Department 'breaking own rules'

Zoë Mahopo 10 Dec 2013

Modest start to 'green' jobs

Labour

Modest start to 'green' jobs

5 Jul 2013

Whites hang on to the top jobs in SA

Government

Whites hang on to the top jobs in SA

19 Apr 2013

Steel companies make a lot of noise

Manufacturing

Steel companies make a lot of noise

28 Mar 2013

Fruit farmers want "social contract"

Farming

Fruit farmers want "social contract"

18 Mar 2013

Moderate job creation expected

Labour

Moderate job creation expected

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 28 Feb 2013

Wage reviews for taxi, hospitality sectors

Labour

Wage reviews for taxi, hospitality sectors

18 Feb 2013

Administration

ECC to consider inputs on farmworkers' wages

22 Jan 2013