Le jeudi 19 novembre 2020, la Cour constitutionnelle d'Afrique du Sud a rendu un arrêt confirmant une ordonnance de la Haute Cour d'Afrique du Sud, qui a déclaré l'article 1 (xix) (v) du…
WEBINAR: Women, Informal Work & COVID-19: Data-based Policy Considerations
Date: October 21, 2020 Time: 2:00-3:30pm South African time (8:00-9:30am EST) Register to attend! What impact is COVID-19 having on the livelihoods of women informal workers in South Africa? What …
RESHAPING WORK: GIG ECONOMY AROUND THE WORLD
23 October 2020 | 8 AM – 10:30 AM EDT; 2 PM – 4:30 PM CEST; 5:30 PM – 7 PM IST Register Here How does the experience of platform …
Fixing South Africa’s minibus taxi industry is proving hard: tracing its history shows why
The South African government has initiated a process to formalise and regulate the country’s large, yet informal minibus taxi industry, with a view to making it viable and free of violence. …
South Africa: How labour law treats racism in the workplace
Racism remains a controversial and sensitive topic in South Africa and such behaviour should not be tolerated in any working environment. Any form of racist remark, comment, behaviour, treatment or …
COVID-19: ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS ON SOUTH AFRICAN EMPLOYERS IN TERMS OF THE REVISED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTION
On 1 October 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour published a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace (Revised OHS Direction). The Revised OHS …
Limited duration employment contracts – unlimited hassles when not properly managed
Employers use limited duration contracts (LDCs) to create certainty and limit legal risk in respect of staffing solutions. Appointing an employee for a fixed period or defined project allows an …
Afrique du Sud: les syndicats saluent enfin l'indemnisation des travailleurs domestiques
Les changements fondamentaux proposés dans les amendements à la loi sur l'indemnisation des lésions et maladies professionnelles (COIDA) comprennent l'extension de la couverture aux travailleurs domestiques. L'indemnisation des lésions et maladies professionnelles…
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Blog invité: Les travailleuses domestiques sud-africaines - ne sont plus invisibles: la Cour constitutionnelle «écoute» dans Mahlangu contre Ministre du travail et autres
Travailleurs domestiques sud-africains - ne sont plus invisibles: la Cour constitutionnelle «écoute» dans Mahlangu contre Ministre du travail et autres Par Ziona Tanzer En novembre 2020, le sud-africain…