Four-day work week to be trialled in South Africa
A joint initiative between 4 Day Week Global and the 4 Day Week SA Coalition is inviting South African businesses to pilot a new working model in 2023 – with planning to start as early as November 2022.
Eight foreigners and their bosses arrested for working without papers in Pretoria CBD
Eight undocumented foreigners and two employers were arrested at a shop in the Pretoria CBD on the first day of the “mega blitz” inspection on Monday, the department of employment and labour said.
Prohibition notices were issued against the use of eight other employees at the shop for contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Fixed-Term Contracts And Severance Pay
An employee who has been employed for more than 24 months is entitled to severance pay when the fixed-term contract comes to an end unless the employee earns in excess of the relevant income threshold (R224080,30 per year (R18673 per month)) prescribed by the Minister of Labour in terms of section 6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (the BCEA).
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Sources:
1)https://www.recruitagraduate.co.za/blog/fixed-term-contracts-and-severance-pay
2)https:// www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-09-26-eight-foreigners-and-their-bosses-arrested-for-working-without-papers-in-pretoria-cbd/
3)https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/625854/four-day-work-to-be-trialled-in-south-africa/