A group of South African Uber (UBER.N) drivers are to go to court to seek rights including compensation for unpaid overtime and holiday pay, their lawyers said on Tuesday, hoping …
Cosatu, MPs welcome passing of gender-based violence laws
Cosatu and MPs have welcomed the adoption of gender-based violence bills, saying they will intensify the fight against the killing of women and children. Cosatu urged Parliament to immediately send …
Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Labour and Others (CCT306/19) [2020] ZACC 24
On Thursday, 19 November 2020 the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down a judgment confirming an order of the High Court of South Africa, which declared section 1(xix)(v) of …
Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Labour and Others (CCT306/19) [2020] ZACC 24
http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2020/24.pdf
WEBINAR: Women, Informal Work & COVID-19: Data-based Policy Considerations
Date: October 21, 2020 Time: 2:00-3:30pm South African time (8:00-9:30am EST) Register to attend! What impact is COVID-19 having on the livelihoods of women informal workers in South Africa? What …
RESHAPING WORK: GIG ECONOMY AROUND THE WORLD
23 October 2020 | 8 AM – 10:30 AM EDT; 2 PM – 4:30 PM CEST; 5:30 PM – 7 PM IST Register Here How does the experience of platform …
Fixing South Africa’s minibus taxi industry is proving hard: tracing its history shows why
The South African government has initiated a process to formalise and regulate the country’s large, yet informal minibus taxi industry, with a view to making it viable and free of violence. …
South Africa: How labour law treats racism in the workplace
Racism remains a controversial and sensitive topic in South Africa and such behaviour should not be tolerated in any working environment. Any form of racist remark, comment, behaviour, treatment or …
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Guest Blog: South African Domestic Workers – no longer invisible: The Constitutional Court “is listening “in Mahlangu v Minister of Labour and Others
South African Domestic Workers – no longer invisible: The Constitutional Court “is listening “in Mahlangu v Minister of Labour and Others By Ziona Tanzer In November 2020, the South African …