Source: SA Legal Academy South African labour law has shifted dramatically in the past twelve months. Between the Constitutional Court fundamentally redefining parental leave, the Department of Employment and Labour overhauling the Code of Good Practice on Dismissal, and the impending regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace, employment attorneys face an entirely new compliance […]
Source: South African Government – National Minimum Wage Announcement Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth today (03 February 2026) announced a rise in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for 2026 from R28,79 to R30,23 for each ordinary hour worked. Meth said: “The 1st of March 2026 is the date on which this amendment shall […]
Source: Department of Employment and Labour The Department of Employment and Labour has undertaken significant Labour Law Reforms, focusing on several key areas: Simplification of Procedural Fairness, Limiting Protection During Probation, Redefinition of Unfair Labour Practice, and Retrenchment Procedures. The Minister has presented progress reports on these amendments to the Cabinet multiple times. The recent […]
Source: Department of Employment and Labour The Department of Employment and Labour has undertaken significant Labour Law Reforms, focusing on several key areas: Simplification of Procedural Fairness, Limiting Protection During Probation, Redefinition of Unfair Labour Practice, and Retrenchment Procedures. The Minister has presented progress reports on these amendments to the Cabinet multiple times. The recent […]
Aug 19 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Assmang is weighing the closure of its Beeshoek iron ore mine after failing to secure a contract to supply its sole customer, the ailing steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (ACLJ.J), opens new tab. The closure of the mine could result in the loss of 688 jobs, Assmang – a […]
The second biggest party in South Africa’s ruling coalition thinks the 30% tariff Donald Trump imposed on its exports to the U.S. will stay unless the government changes some domestic race policies such as affirmative action, its leader said on Monday. The government of South Africa, Africa’s biggest economy, has tried for months to negotiate […]