COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS 2022 Although an impasse in sector 5 (fuel retailers) prevails, the parties have made substantial progress for the rest of the retail motor industry. The RMI submitted a revised offer to NUMSA and MISA which NUMSA will be considering at its National Executive Committee meeting on 22 October 2022. NUMSA has indicated …
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS 2022 On 3 October 2022 the RMI received a letter from NUMSA wherein it threatened to embark on industrial action on 24 October 2022, due to its dissatisfaction with the progress made with the wage- and substantive negotiations, particularly in sector 5 (fuel retailers) of the retail motor industry. The letter was …
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By Ruben Opperman. This opinion piece is not to criticize the already fully debated, arbitrated, and adjudicated Section 198 relating to Temporary Employment Services. It is however giving an opinion on administrative measures when and where who needs to be sited in the CCMA or bargaining councils. It is by now clear that with the …
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. Read full article. Eight foreigners and their bosses …
INTRODUCTION: After the National State of disaster was declared on the 15th of March 2022, numerous changes and different lock down measures was declared, lock down level 1 was finally declared on the 1st of October 2021 of which the last gazette was published on the 22nd of March 2022 regarding lock down measures but …
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Implementation of the decision to extend Zimbabwean National’ Exemption granted in terms of Section 31(20)(b), read with section 31(2)(d) of the immigration Act 13 0f 2002. The Department of Home affairs, on 7 January 2022, granted extension to Zimbabwean Nationals to apply for visas. The decision is implemented as follows, during the 21 month’s period, …
The Employment and Labour Department announced in February 2022 that the National minimum Wage for each ordinary hour worked has increased from R21,69 to R23.19 per hour for the year 2022 with effect from 01 March 2022. They also equalised the minimum wage for all employees, including farm and domestic workers. This announcement is in …
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Author: Karabo Reffo The Labour Appeal Court has finally confirmed that the misuse of sick leave can warrant a dismissal from employment. In the recent case of Woolworths v Alexander where an employee called in sick to work but actually travelled to a sporting event on the day, the court considered how ill the employee …
29 September 2021 To: Mr Sicelo Nduna General Secretary Metal Engineering and Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) Service by email: sicelon@meibc.co.za And to: All Employer Parties Listed in Annexure A By service on their active email addresses reflected on the annexure Dear All, NUMSA // EMPLOYER PARTIES IN ANNEXURE A: NOTICE OF STRIKE ACTION ISSUED IN …
Summary: Employers who intend to make vaccination mandatory may face an uphill battle. Employers have several administrative obstacles to overcome, such as doing a risk assessment, identifying employees that must be vaccinated, and developing a vaccination plan and appropriate measures to implement the plan. Employers forcing mandatory vaccination without the proper risk assessment done may …
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