by Altitude | Jul 1, 2016 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
The Department of Labour has implemented the minimum wage schedule, which is applicable as from the 01st July 2016. This is applicable for all industries in the Hospitality Sector and has been gazetted as from the 01st July 2016 for the entire Hospitality Sector. The...
by Altitude | Jun 1, 2016 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
In an interesting but shocking judgment from the Supreme Court of Appeal by Judge Maya, I quote the following: “This narrative starkly shows the Commissioners persistent and unexplained breaches of the settlement order and the flouting of the courts a quo’s directives...
by Altitude | Apr 1, 2016 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
The Constitutional Court has handed down a unanimous judgment stating that the public protectors ruling and corrective action must be followed in every single aspect. Furthermore, the Court said that our President was acting inconsistently with our constitution; over...
by Altitude | Mar 1, 2016 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
I have been in the practice of labour law for over thirty years. I have for these past thirty years been involved with various wage negotiations for small and big businesses. I have sat on both sides of the table and to this day, I still represent some of the small...
by Altitude | Feb 1, 2016 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
In the matter between Solidarity and the South African Police Service (and others) the Labour Court in Johannesburg held if there was an Employment Equity Plan which amounted to quotas then that would be in breach of the Constitution and the Employment Equity Act. In...
by Altitude | Dec 1, 2015 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
It needs to be said that South Africa currently is in an industrial relations nightmare. The Department of Labour appears to have lost the plot! The spending is skewed in that a massive amount has been set aside to investigate the minimum wage when in fact the...
