The Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) data released today by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reflect South Africa’s turbulent path to economic recovery amid the deepening negative impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the economy, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern African(SEIFSA) said today. According to StatsSA, total employment rate decreased by 0.1% quarter on quarter…
THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCREDITATION OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS
As a result of skills shortages, fluctuating workloads, the changing nature of the workplace, and contingency requirements, an increasing number of companies in the metal and engineering industry are making use of Temporary Employment Service Providers provided by our members. While TES Providers provide an important service to the industry, compliance to the relevant legislation…
COIDA Amendment Bill: A changing work order – employers beware of administrative fines
Amendments encapsulated within the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill (the Bill) have introduced harsher penalties to be levied upon employers regarding unlawful conduct in connection with workers’ compensation. In light of an over-crowded court roll, employers will no longer face criminal sanctions by a court of law. These sanctions will instead be…
OFM Business Hour: Flexible temporary employment sector
Natalie Singer, executive consultant at Global Business Solutions, discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the temporary employment sector. She also discusses how the temporary employment sector is currently providing relief for workers during these difficult times, as well as how important flexibility is for the sector to enable resilience and the recovery of our…
Cross Examination is a Right
At a hearing arranged to discipline an employee both parties are entitled bring witnesses. These witnesses may come from inside or outside the workplace. The accused employee has the right to cross-examine the witnesses brought by the employer. The employer is not compelled, in every case, to bring witness that it chooses to leave out…
Dirty hands will be canned at CCMA
In common law employers and employees have the obligation to treat each other fairly and within the law. For its part, the employer is required to pay the employee the agreed remuneration by the normal pay date. The employer is also required to employ the employee in reasonable working conditions and to avoid rendering the…
Resignation with immediate effect cannot be used as a mechanism to escape disciplinary action
Labour Appeal Court (LAC) has finally resolved the debate as to whether an employee’s resignation with immediate effect negates an employers’ right to discipline an employee during their notice period. In the judgment of Standard Bank of South Africa Limited v Chiloane (handed down on 10 December 2020), the court confirmed an employers’ right to…
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SICK PAY FUND COVID-19 SPECIAL SICK LEAVE RULE
This Rule seeks to provide a special COVID 19 sick leave benefits from the Sick Pay Fund at 50% of the remuneration for employees who are Covid-19 asymptomatic and are required to quarantine after contact with a Covid-19 positive person/s. In such cases, the employee would need to claim illness benefits from the UIF as well as from…
IRNetwork Today: Case Law
Procedural fairness in dismissalErasmus and another / Traffic Management Technologies (Pty) Ltd – (2020) 29 CCMA 7.1.18 also reported at 11 BALR 1170 (CCMA) Subject matter classification:Procedural fairness in dismissal – Dismissal – Non-renewal of fixed-term contracts – Employer allowing employees’ fixed-term contracts to lapse after consulting with them over possible retrenchment – Non-renewal…