New legislation has been passed that is aimed at reforming the country’s public service, which includes increasing accountability as well as moving away from outsourcing, writes Legalbrief. SA has been on a decades-long journey of reforming its public service. But serious ... Read More
The Department of Employment & Labour has agreed to an order that it cannot lawfully grant any grace period or amnesty to employers in the clothing manufacturing industry who continue to flout labour laws, reports GroundUp. The National Bargaining Council ... Read More
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the US’ demand to scrap B-BBEE policies is an attempt to maintain apartheid’s outcomes, which SA will not accept. A report in The Sunday Independent notes the contentious issues included scrapping Broad-based Black ... Read More
Absa purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose by 4.9 points to 50.7 index points in September, returning above the neutral 50-point mark after three consecutive months in contractionary territory. Business Day reports this is as new sales orders recovered ... Read More
Clear rules govern the termination of most fixed-term contracts, particularly where employees earn below the applicable income threshold – currently R22 466.74 per month. It may seem that terminating fixed-term contracts for higher earners carries fewer risks, but this ... Read More
Cornell University recently released a study on the future of the American university. Among the many interesting findings in the report, says Dr Lawrence Samuel, business consultant and author, in Psychology Today, was the revelation that employers found new graduates ... Read More
Global workplace health is showing signs of recovery as workers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI), transferable skills development, side ventures and technology to navigate organisational uncertainty and build resilience in an unpredictable economy, according to the 2026 HP ... Read More
The Labour Department in Hong Kong has changed the Heat Stress at Work Warning (HSWW) system following concerns that its thresholds did not adequately reflect severe conditions. On 9 August, the Hong Kong Observatory recorded 36.9°C, the highest temperature ... Read More
A major diversity push by a UK legal industry watchdog has been abandoned following a backlash from lawyers over fears it would leave firms burdened with red tape from their HR departments. The Daily Telegraph reports that the Legal Services ... Read More
OpenAI recently published one of the clearest signals yet about which workplace skills may become most valuable in the AI era. Business Insider notes that in a report on how its researchers use AI, the company shared data showing which ... Read More
Anojan Sivarasa, a 24-year-old migrant worker, is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia after an appellate court found him guilty of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over a comment he made on Facebook. A BBC News report ... Read More
* A cleaner working at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court has been arrested for allegedly running a drugs and contraband ‘spaza shop’, with goods smuggled through a reported secret passage inside the court building. His arrest followed intelligence received by Wynberg SAPS ... Read More
* A KZN man accused of using a fraudulent MBChB degree to register as a doctor has appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court. Reshal Dayanand appeared briefly in court, facing charges of fraud, forgery and contravening the Health Professions ... Read More
* A former mayor of a Free State municipality and her husband allegedly orchestrated an elaborate tender-extortion scheme that netted millions of rands by threatening to terminate contractors’ contracts if they refused to pay bribes. The alleged scheme was orchestrated by ... Read More
SCA Numsa & Others v Scaw SA Judgment: 29 September 2026 Keywords: Labour law – Contractual severance exceeding statutory minimum refused – Section 41(4) BCEA defence of unreasonable refusal of alternative employment available – High Court may adjudicate s 41 ... Read More
Labour Court (Cape Town) Dean v Cape Town City Ballet Judgment: 30 September 2026 Keywords: Unfair dismissal of ballet dancer – Operational requirements – Selection criteria not fair and objective – Subjective skills matrix – Redeployment alternatives not explored – ... Read More
