Geopolitical and local problems facing the SA economy has meant the country’s workers did not have much to celebrate on Workers’ Day (1 May), writes Legalbrief. 'As we celebrate Workers’ Day, it needs to be borne in mind that there ... Read More

A new Private Members’ Bill, gazetted by deputy leader of Build One South Africa (Bosa) Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, is on the way to Parliament, looking for fairer salary and pay transparency for jobs in SA, including ending the use of past ... Read More

The NUM has called on Impala Platinum to grant the Cosatu affiliate organisational rights saying is has exceeded the required 40% required for formal recognition in the workplace. Business Day reports the striking NUM members also accused Triple M Mining ... Read More

The urgent roll in the Labour Court is not to be treated as a casino where a litigant can move to another table, hoping for a better hand. ‘A litigant who has been unsuccessful in an application for want of ... Read More

Much of what governments and organisations want to suppress is kept secret not to avert public harm, but to spare themselves embarrassment. That is particularly true of the political aristocracy suckling at the teats of the B-BBEE sow, argues columnist ... Read More

The notice of the Fair Pay Bill was gazetted on 30 April, opening a period of public comment. This moment presents SA with a meaningful opportunity to confront a structural driver of inequality that often goes unchallenged: how we determine ... Read More

Long hours, high demands and constant pressure could be contributing to increased employee safety risks, according to International Labour Organisation (ILO) data. Psychosocial risks, such as excessive workloads, extended hours and bullying in the workplace, are linked to more than ... Read More

Since Donald Trump’s first term, they have been viewed comfortingly as the ‘adults in the room,’ a last line of defence against the impulsive whims of a President with access to the nuclear codes. Now, The Guardian reports – ... Read More

Nine out of 10 Dutch households do not pay their domestic worker during illness, even though they have been legally required to do so for nearly 20 years. A NL Times report says this is based on a PhD study ... Read More

The BBC is being accused of ‘covering up’ an alleged attack by a ‘violent’ BBC presenter who reportedly broke his female colleague’s wrist in a physical altercation. According to an MSN report, the presenter continued to work for the broadcaster ... Read More

* MTN, paid six executives R320m in 2025, a 62% year-on-year gain across its top posts after it reversed its loss-making position in the year to December. In its recently released annual report, MTN says this increase – which includes benefits ... Read More

* The collapse of a platform at Sibanye Stillwater's Kloof gold mine saw two conractor employees fall to their deaths on Sunday prompting an official investigation and halting operations at the Kloof 8 shaft. Read More

* Hundreds of members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Buffalo City Metro marched to the city hall on Monday to hand over a memorandum of grievances. Since April last year, Samwu has held a series of protests ... Read More

Labour Court (Cape Town) Man v UFF Agri-Asset Management (Pty) Ltd and Others Judgment: 4 May 2026 Keywords: Contract – Employment contract – oral contract – salary sacrifice – shares – restitution –BCEA, s 77(3 – tacit contract – ... Read More