How Could Proposed Labour Migration Regulations Affect Temporary Employment?

The Minister of Employment and Labour has recently released the Draft National Labour Migration Policy and the Employment Services Amendment Bill for public comment. In short, the former addresses issues relating to labour migration governance and management in South Africa. It goes hand in hand with the proposed Employment Services Amendment Bill; providing a policy…

How Could Proposed Labour Migration Regulations Affect Temporary Employment?

The Minister of Employment and Labour has recently released the Draft National Labour Migration Policy and the Employment Services Amendment Bill for public comment. In short, the former addresses issues relating to labour migration governance and management in South Africa. It goes hand in hand with the proposed Employment Services Amendment Bill; providing a policy…

Harassment in the Workplace – Employers to take note of their obligations under the new Code of Good Practice

The Minister of Employment and Labour has published the new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace (the Code) in terms of the Employment Equity Act (EEA). The Code became effective on 18 March 2022 and repealed the Amended Code of Good Practice on the Handling of Sexual…

CODE OF PRACTICE: MANAGING EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 IN THE WORKPLACE, 2022

Notice is hereby given that the Code of Good Practice: Managing Exposure toSARS-CoV-2 in the Workplace set out in the Schedule is issued by the Ministerof Employment and Labour after consideration by NEDLAC in terms of section203(2A) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995) to take effect onthe date of the…

Mandatory vaccination: What has the new Code of Practice changed?

On 15 March 2022, the Department of Employment and Labour issued a Code of Practice on managing exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace (the “New Code”). The New Code is to take effect on the date that the Declaration of a National State of Disaster lapses. On the same date, the Declaration of a National…

New legislation could limit the number of foreign nationals employed in South Africa

A recent Bill and Policy published by the Minister of Employment and Labour aims to limit the extent to which employers who are operating in South Africa can employ foreign nationals in possession of a valid work visa, and imposes stricter obligations on an employer engaging foreign workers. The Employment Services Amendment Bill aims to…