Artificial intelligence is one of the biggest developments to hit the workplace since the organisation of unions, writes Legalbrief. While a succession of technologies – such as calculators and computers and mobile phones – entered the workplace to perform mechanical functions, AI ... Read More

Trade uni­ons have rejec­ted the National Treas­ury’s decision to alloc­ate R1.76bn in addi­tional fund­ing to provinces in the 2025/26 fiscal year for early retire­ment and vol­un­tary exit pro­grammes, say­ing fur­ther redund­an­cies would have a det­ri­mental effect on pub­lic ... Read More

Eskom has warned that an urgent applic­a­tion seek­ing to inter­dict the appoint­ment of a new panel to provide legal ser­vices to the state entity could trig­ger con­trac­tual claims. It also risks delay­ing new infra­struc­ture projects worth bil­lions of rands that ... Read More

Solutions to SA’s many labour challenges – while global in nature – must fit the local context, tailored to the country’s history, economy and constitutional commitments. So said High Court and Labour Appeal Court Judge Kate Savage, delivering a critical ... Read More

The rise of generative AI has seen an increase in litigation based on false results that cause harm to a person’s reputation, say Dario Milo and Lia Wheeler, partner and candidate attorney, respectively, at Webber Wentzel. Writing in Business Day ... Read More

The number of people on zero hour contracts in the UK has reached record levels, according to new research, said Joe McMorrow, a partner at PinsentMasons, in an Out-law report. The findings underscore the scale of the challenge that employers in ... Read More

A federal judge ruled last week that all of Kari Lake’s official actions in her brief appointment as CEO of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) ‘shall have no force or effect’. A Jurist report notes that the motion ... Read More

Officials in South Korea have warned that the implementation of revised labour laws must proceed carefully to avoid unintended consequences for businesses and workers. There have been continuing tensions over labour market reforms in the country. UPI reports a senior ... Read More

* A 37-year-old mathematics teacher from Ivory Park Secondary School in Midrand, Gauteng, accused of raping a pupil, has made a brief appearance in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court. He is accused of having sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old pupil. The ... Read More

* Irate Standard Bank clients have taken to social media to share how they've lost hundreds of thousands of rands of pension deposits in dubious transactions. Standard Bank said the widely shared case relates to transactions from 2011, which were ... Read More

* The trial of a former Harvester Primary School teacher has been delayed yet again in the Mitchells Plain Regional Court, reports the Cape Argus. The former Grade R teacher faces charges of sexual grooming of a child and exposing a ... Read More

Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) IDC Architects CC v The Trustees of the Independent Development Trust Judgment: 3 March 2026 Keywords: Arbitration – Application to make award an order of court in terms of s 31(2) of the Arbitration Act ... Read More

Labour Court (Gqeberha) Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union & Others v Motorvia (1993) (Pty) Ltd Uitenhage Judgment: 4 March 2026 Keywords: Interpretation law – Special plea – Whether settlement agreement precluding prosecution of unfair dismissal dispute – Full and ... Read More