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So Whose Land Is It Anyway?
5th February 2020 Public debate and discourse on land has rarely ever been centred around precisely who should benefit from the land reform programme. Despite the... →
No joke – The Protection of Personal Information Act finally comes into effect 1 April 2020
29th January 2020 POPIA, the Protection of Personal Information Act, is to come into full effect this year, on 1 April 2020. The Protection of Personal Information... →
Parental Leave Benefits: New Regulations To The Unemployment Insurance Act 63 Of 2001
10th December 2019 On 4 November 2019 the Minister of Labour and Employment published an amendment to the regulations to the Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001... →
Section 198a(3)(b) Deeming Provision: Liability For The Client Employer Regardless Of The Role That The Employer Still Retains
10th December 2019 Issue: In the case of General Industries Workers Union of South Africa obo Mgedezi and Others v Swissport SA (Pty) Ltd and Another [2019] 9 BALR... →
The Restrictions On A Commissioner To Deal With A Dispute Not Formally Before Him
10th December 2019 Issue: Whether the commissioner acted reasonably by applying section 200B of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (“LRA“) to find that the... →
Employees May Approach The Labour Court Directly To Enforce Their Rights Under The Basic Conditions Of The Employment Act
10th December 2019 Issue: Whether the Labour Court has jurisdiction to determine a claim under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (“BCEA“) even though... →
Dismissed For Not Accepting An Employer’s Demand – When Is This Automatically Unfair?
4th December 2019 The Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (“LRA“), which generally protects employees in South Africa against (amongst other things) unfair dismissal,... →
Conduct Of Financial Institutions Bill
4th December 2019 Following on the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (“FSR Act“), the Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (“COFI“) was published by the... →
