On 1 October 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour published a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace (Revised OHS Direction). The Revised OHS …
Limited duration employment contracts – unlimited hassles when not properly managed
Employers use limited duration contracts (LDCs) to create certainty and limit legal risk in respect of staffing solutions. Appointing an employee for a fixed period or defined project allows an …
South Africa: Unions welcome compensation for domestic workers at last
Fundamental changes proposed in amendments to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) include the extension of coverage to domestic workers. The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases …
Job cuts, lock-ins, and fear: Domestic workers suffer Covid-19 squeeze
Domestic workers have faced the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis, say trade union officials, whose members have often been left high and dry by employers, with little protection from the …
Outsourcing has not improved conditions for domestic workers in South Africa
“In South Africa, approximately one million people, mostly black women from marginalised backgrounds, are employed as domestic workers by the middle class. Some are employed as full-time domestic workers and live …
Durban company hit with R25,000 fine after locking up workers and forcing them to make masks
A factory in Durban where employees were locked in and forced to make surgical masks has been slapped with a R25,000 fine. The Chen Lu Fragrance Company appeared in the …
South Africa: Domestic worker unions fight to be able to claim Covid-19 compensation
Cape Town – Domestic worker unions and allies have rallied against their exclusion from social protection and compensation for occupationally acquired Covid-19 claims. The SA Domestic Service and Allied Workers’ …
South Africa: Temporary Employee-Employer Relief Scheme Benefit
Here is the full order by the South African Department of Labour: AMENDED COVID-19 TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE-EMPLOYER RELIEF SCHEME BENEFIT (C19 TERS), DIRECTION 2020
South Africa: Workers ineligible for Unemployment Insurance Fund can now claim Ters benefit
Thousands of workers left without means to put food on the table during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown have found some relief now that they can access Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) …
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Support for women informal workers is urgent as pandemic unfolds in South Africa
“Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation predicted that measures to curb the spread of the disease would disproportionately affect women workers. This has certainly turned out to be …