Submission deadline: 25th November 2021 I Document attachments can be found at the end of the article. The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) is a multi-sector action programme directed at addressing SA’s chronic youth unemployment challenge. PYEI has identified several priority interventions to accelerate youth pathways into the economy over the next 5 years. These…
SEIFSA – Wage Negotiations Update
Industry Wage and Employment Negotiations Successfully Concluded On Thursday, 21 October 2021, SEIFSA on behalf of the affiliated Employer Associations signed an agreement with NUMSA ending a three week strike. This, after the deal had already been signed with Solidarity and UASA. MEWUSA and SAEWA signed the deal on 22 October 2021, thereby ensuring a…
GUIDELINES OF AN EMPLOYER MAKES VACCINATION MANDATORY
1. These guidelines are intended to guide employers, employer organisations, employees, trade unions, conciliators, arbitrators and the courts in determining the fairness of a mandatory vaccination policy and its implementation. 2. These guidelines deal with the key aspects of a policy requiring mandatory vaccination in the workplace. The guidelines are stated generally and departures from…
Why Temporary Service Providers choose the TESD
South Africa’s latest unemployment statistics compared to 2020’s second quarter show that unemployment has increased by 52.1%—from 2.2 million to 6.5 million people. Specifically the youth unemployment rate which reached 46,3% (people aged 15-34 years) in 2021’s first quarter is worrisome. These figures highlight the important role that Temporary Employment Service (TES) companies play in…
World Employment Confederation (WEC) – Conference Report “Steering a labour market in Transformation”
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMME: 53rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 6 – 8 September 2021 The 53rd Annual Conference which was hosted in Madrid and accommodated face-to-face and virtual participation, centred around 4 main themes, namely: Leveraging Technological Change Understanding Changing Employee Expectations Thrive Under Increased Uncertainty Focus on Spain and Latin America Read More
CAPES Monthly Review – October 2021
The Confederation of Associations in the Private Employment Sector (CAPES) offers a monthly review packed with information around the private employment sector. The monthly review covers a range of key topics stemming from a variety of forums. To view October’s monthly review click here.
CAPES Monthly Review – September 2021
The Confederation of Associations in the Private Employment Sector (CAPES) offers a monthly review packed with information around the private employment sector. The monthly review covers a range of key topics stemming from a variety of forums. To view September’s monthly review click here.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS ADVERT: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR LEVY PAYING ENTITIES
The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) invites Levy paying entitiesto apply for discretionary grant funding to Learnerships Employed and Skills ProgrammeEmployed interventions The application window will open on 7 September 2021 at 8:00 AM and will close on 15 October2021 at 4:00 PM. For detailed information please refer to our website www.serviceseta.org.za…
POPIA and the Disclosure of an Employees Vaccination Status
Date: September 2021 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 443 The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) provides for the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies. Whilst POPIA defines personal information, it also creates another category termed ‘special personal information’. POPIA defines ‘personal information’ as information relating to: Living natural persons…
But You Were Employed!
Date: August 2021 LABOUR BRIEF NO. 442 Understanding whether attaining employment after a dismissal precludes an employee from receiving full back pay. Does the fact that a dismissed employee obtained employment immediately after their dismissal preclude them from receiving full back pay as a consequence of a finding that their dismissal was unfair? This is…