To recap, on 14 April 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Employment EquityAmendment Act 4 of 2022 into law, amending the Employment Equity Act of 1998. Theamendments empower the Minister to identify and set employment equity numerical targetsfor each national economic sector.On Friday, 12 May 2023, the Minister published the draft five-year sectoral numerical targetsfor…
Submission Deadline: Annual Placement Report for 2023 – April 30, 2024
Private Employment Agencies (PEA) and Temporary Employment Services (TES) must comply with DEL registration requirements by submitting an annual report on their placements. This obligation is in accordance with the Skills Development Act no. 97 of 1998, Regulation No. 608 of 2000, sub-regulation 5(12). Reports should cover data for the Jan – Dec period and…
2024/25 Discretionary Grant Funding Window: Call for Applications
The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) a statutory body established interms of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act 97 of 1998), invites eligible stakeholders andentities that falls within the services sector to apply for Discretionary Grant funding forProfessional, Vocational, Technical and Academic Learning (PIVOTAL) and StrategicProgrammes. This grant is aimed at addressing the…
Key Skills Demands in the Temporary Employment Sector 2023 Report
The protection against self-help Employers
The Labour Appeal Court recently confirmed that an employer may not deduct or withholdany amount from an employee’s remuneration if the employee participated in an unlawfulstrike and the employer failed to implement the ‘no work no pay’ principle during the monthin which the employee did not render services. Read more
Strict new driving rules and demerit system for South Africa declared lawful (AARTO Implementation)
The Constitutional Court has declared that South Africa’s strict Administrative Adjudication ofRoad Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act is valid and constitutionally sound.On Wednesday (12 July), the Concourt ruled that the Aarto legislation is constitutionally validand thus legal, dismissing civil action group Outa’s legal challenge to the law.Outa had brought an application calling on the Concourt to…
All parents of whatever stipe: Changing the landscape of parental and maternity leave.
On 25 October 2023, that Gauteng High Court per Sutherland DJP handed down judgmentdeclaring the provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 75 of 1997 (“BCEA”)relating to maternity-, parental-,adoption-and commissioning parental leave and the relevantprovisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 63 of 2001 (“UIA”) unconstitutional and invalidfor falling foul of the rights to equality…
Four-day working week trial run in South Africa
The first South African four-day work week trial took place over a period of six months fromMarch to August this year. The trial was conducted by 4 Day Week Global – an internationalnon-profit organisation that aims to promote a working environment that is focused onretaining productivity while reducing the focus on time. This is the…
SETA MANDATORY GRANTS ROADSHOW – INVITE
We are excited to share the news of the upcoming Mandatory Grants Workshops. As governed by the Skills Development Act No. 97 of 1998, the Services SETA is mandated to administer and reimburse Mandatory Grants to qualifying employers (within the Services SETA sector) that have met the requirements set out. Given the extensive qualifying requirements and…
CAPES: Annual Review 2023
2023 has been a very busy year and most are looking forward to a break over the festive season. CAPES and our representatives have, as always, been hard at work representing the industry on various forums. Our goal is to raise the profile of the industry and to ensure that any legislative or other regulatory…