New categorisations have lifted the lid on unemployment problems in SA and how the labour market will be perceived in the future, writes Legalbrief. SA’s unemployment rate dipped to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025. But Statistics South ... Read More

In a rare move, employers and unions in local government stand united against what they describe as an unconstitutional attempt by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to extend its powers into the local government sphere, reports Moneyweb. The SA Local ... Read More

Eskom has signed an agreement with Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture that has effectively stopped mass retrenchments at ferrochrome smelters that would have started as early as this week, reports News24. Critically, the National Energy Regulator of SA ... Read More

Cosatu general secretary Solly Phetoe has thrown down the gauntlet to rival Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, telling Vavi the ANC-aligned labour federation does not need his permission to unify workers. Business Day reports that Vavi, a former general secretary ... Read More

Nontandabuzo Khanyiwe, an employee of King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality, was accused by her supervisor – in the presence of other people – of stealing municipal plastic refuse bags and selling them to a hardware store. Imraan Mahomed, Taryn York and ... Read More

Affirmative action policies were initiated in the US in 1961 by then President John Kennedy, via executive order, with the aim of uplifting black Americans. However, after 64 years the record of affirmative action in the US is less than ... Read More

'The New York Times (NYT) recently published an opinion piece that ignited debate and virality, and no matter whether you read the original or the commentary that followed, fingers were pointed in every direction on who is to blame. The ... Read More

Extreme weather gripped Europe in a deadly chokehold this summer, as record-breaking temperatures fuelled unprecedented wildfires and severe droughts across the continent. And, says a Euro News report, leading scientists and epidemiologists found that climate change was responsible for tripling ... Read More

For HR leaders in the UK, the guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) that has made it clear that persistent menopause symptoms may amount to a disability under the Equality Act 2010, Sarah Tahamtani writes that this ... Read More

Make UK is warning manufacturers that they risk facing substantial fines and even potential shutdowns through a failure to address key workplace health issues. The warning comes as the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is now focusing far more pro-actively ... Read More

Employers are being caught in the pincers of a recruitment Catch-22. Personnel Today reports that this is according to a study by Deel of UK and US businesses that has revealed that growth is being hindered by a dearth of ... Read More

Africa’s workforce is embracing AI faster than any other region, with 64% of workers reporting that they used AI tools in the past year – far above the global average of 54%. iAfrica.com reports this is according to PwC’s ... Read More

Compensation for unfair dismissal could be unlimited after it emerged the UK Government is legislating for the removal of a statutory cap on a compensatory award in the employment tribunal. Personnel Today reports that the government announced a U-turn last ... Read More

* Consumer goods retailer Avon International has received approval to acquire UK-based Natura & Co UK, the owner of Avon’s SA operations. As part of the approval, Avon has agreed not to retrench any employees in SA for two years following ... Read More

* The Maanda Ashu Workers Union of SA (Mawusa) has hinted at forming its own political party. Mawusa leader Robert Nwedo recently resigned as deputy president of Floyd Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement. Ahead of the local government elections, the Independent Electoral ... Read More

* The Gauteng Department of Education (GDoE) has suspended the filling of 496 office-based posts until further notice and is expecting to pay 518 school-based staff, appointed in August, before 25 December. 'The 518 public service, school-based posts for which recruitment ... Read More

Labour Court (Johannesburg): Solidarity obo Van Rensburg v Stallion Security (Pty) Ltd Judgment: 1 December 2025 Keywords: Labour law – Contract of employment – Employee resigned before clients paid commission – Employer refused to pay commission earned – Whether industry ... Read More

Labour Court (Cape Town): Western Cape Education Department v Education Labour Relations Council and Others Judgment: 3 December 2025 Keywords: Application to review and set aside an arbitration award – Labour Relations Act, s 145 – late filing – condonation ... Read More

Labour Court (Cape Town): Taioe v Department of Health: Free State Judgment: 2 December 2025 Keywords: Review application – Labour Relations Act, s 145 – application to review and set aside an arbitration award – alleged unfair dismissal Summary: Ms ... Read More