The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal, contained in Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act, is an indispensable tool in a chairperson’s or arbitrator’s toolbox. Over the past 23 years there were no significant amendments to this Code. On 22 January 2025, the Minister of...
Van Wyk & Others v The Minister of Labour & Others On 25 October 2023 the High Court of South Africa declared our parental leave laws unconstitutional to the extent that certain provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Unemployment Insurance Act:...
There is no need to fuss over the recent settlement agreement concluded between the trade union Solidarity and the South African government, represented by the Minister of Labour. Contrary to the widely publicised fuss, the settlement does not bring on any significant change to the...
