Channel Chat: 2023 AMENDMENTS TO THE CCMA RULES
2023 Amendments to the CCMA Rules The below is an extract of the 2023 amendments to the CCMA Rules. For more information on these amendments, click here.
Channel Chat: Section 1 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act)- AS AMENDED
Section 1 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act)- AS AMENDED For your perusal, Section 1 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), is hereby amended as per the extract_ below of the published Gazette.…
Channel Chat: EFF Strike – 20 March 2023 [UPDATE]- FROM THE NATIONAL JOINT OPERATIONAL AND INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE (NATJOINTS)
MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL JOINT OPERATIONAL AND INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE (NATJOINTS) To: All media NATJOINTS UPDATE AS AT 07:00 – *MONDAY 20 MARCH 2023* Law enforcement officers through the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) have, in the last 12 hours, arrested 87 protestors across the country for public violence-related offenses. Since the beginning…
Channel Chat: EFF Strike – 20 March 2023–PROTECTED STRIKE
EFF Strike – 20 March 2023–PROTECTED STRIKE Further to our Channel Chat posted on 7 March 2023, the same is a Protected (national) Strike, as per the extract below: The following refers: …
Channel Chat: EFF Strike – 20 March 2023
EFF Strike – 20 March 2023 The following refers: For more information, click here. We will keep you posted on the same.
Channel Chat: National Minimum Wage (NMW)- GAZETTE 21 February 2023
National Minimum Wage (NMW) – GAZETTE 21 February 2023 As published this afternoon, as published by Gazette, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has increased by a staggering 9.6 (Nine. Six) %, which is in effect as of 1 March 2023. Please also refer to the Sectorial Determination increases, as indicated.
Channel Chat: Amended Earnings Threshold- Effective 1 March 2023
Amended Earnings Threshold- Effective 1 March 2023 Labour and employment minister Thulas Nxesi has announced (as indicated in the Gazette) a new annual earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), which will have implications for South African employees. In a Gazette published on Monday, 20 February 2023, Nxesi announced that the new…
Channel Chat: Cyber Security and Cybercrimes
CYBERCRIMES The latest cybercrime statistics reveal that South Africa is ranked 6th among the world’s most affected countries. 70 (Seventy) % of South Africans had fallen victim to cybercrime and other risky behaviour, whilst 47 (Forty-seven) % of South African Smartphone users had experienced mobile cybercrime in the past 12 (Twelve) months, compared to 38…
Channel Chat: Load Shedding and Payment of Wages and Salaries
LOAD SHEDDING AND PAYMENT OF WAGES AND SALARIES The below 11 (Eleven) answers to the questions refer: Can you not pay employees because of load shedding? If the employer expects the employees to be at work at a specific time and on a specific day, and the employees comply with these requirements, the employer is…
Channel Chat: Phishing Emails – ((ALERT))!
Phishing Emails – ALERT! Recent reports indicate 32 (Thirty-two) % of global businesses have suffered a severe Cybersecurity breach in the past year, with more incidents expected in 2023. Please note that our ABSA banking details have not changed. Phishing is a type of online scam that targets various businesses by sending…