EARNING THRESHOLD

In terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, every employee who earns over R183,008-00 per annum from the 1st July 2012 will not be entitled to receive overtime payment.  Furthermore, that employee will not receive payment for meal intervals, does not have set...

LABOUR LAW AMENDMENTS

All the public hearings have now been held and it appears that the public have been called upon to comment.  In essence we now have a clear picture as to how in fact the laws are going to be changed and what will be implemented during the first half of next year...

AMENDMENT BILLS

Parliament is to debate the submitted amendment bills with respect to the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.  The one important issue is that it is currently placed in the legislation there is no need for a secret ballot of the...