It seems that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) – which was last month threatened with de-registration – is not the only union the labour registrar has in its sights in its crackdown on compliance issues, writes Legalbrief ... Read More
The Competition Appeal Court of SA (CACSA) has gave the green light for JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater’s proposed takeover of LSE- and JSE-listed Lonmin, dismissing an appeal filed by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), reports Mining Weekly ... Read More
The workplace of the future will see employees more educated and working fewer hours but at higher productivity levels. The Times reports that’s the view of economist Mike Schussler of Economists SA who said the retirement age would also be ... Read More
Former Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) general secretary Dennis George has denied personally benefiting from AYO Technology shares, saying there was a ‘deliberate misrepresentation’ of his position in facilitating the acquisition of shares in the controversial company. According to ... Read More
The first evidence of the 'brave new world of a much-improved national minimum wage (NMW)', through Stats SA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2019, provides no consolation for proponents of the new policy. Brian Kantor ... Read More
The disaster of job losses in SA is of epic proportions and needs to be tackled head on, writes labour lawyer Michael Bagraim in a Cape Argus report. SA has about 10m unemployed people and, among the youth, unemployment is ... Read More
Ambient air pollution should be treated as an occupational health hazard and outdoor workers should receive better protections. Personnel Today reports that this is according to the British Safety Council (BSC) which said the government and regulatory bodies such as ... Read More
Simple workplace interventions, like educating employees about the importance of sleep and providing behavioural sleep strategies, may produce beneficial results. This is according to a review that showed that in most studies, employer-sponsored efforts to encourage improved sleep hygiene and ... Read More
Employers of outdoor workers have been urged to provide staff with high-protection sun cream, after a survey revealed a third did not use sun protection on the job at all during the record-breaking UK summer of 2018. Personnel Today reports ... Read More
The benefits of women in the workplace are even greater than originally thought, according to a study by the International Monetary Fund. Skills Portal reports that if countries with low gender equality improved their equality ratings, they could see their ... Read More
Switzerland and UK were the leading countries in Europe with systems in place for whistleblowing. Although 35% of UK businesses have no system in place for whistleblowing, a comparison with other economically similar nations in Europe shows that the UK ... Read More
You don't need to search for long to find many examples of public figures in hot water with their employers over comments made on social media. But Holly Cudbill, an associate at Blake Morgan Solicitors, writes in a HR ... Read More
