2026-04-01
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms Meth, published the amended national minimum wages in the Government Gazette on 3 February 2026, effective from 1 March 2026.
2025-09-18
On 22nd August 2025 the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal was signed by the Minister of Employment and Labour and published in the Gazette on 4 […]
2025-03-05
NEDLAC has sent out a media brief announcing amendments to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act and the Code of Good Practice for […]
2023-11-06
The South Gauteng High Court, in the case of Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour (2022-017842) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1213 (25 October 2023) […]
2022-04-01
The Department of Employment and Labour has gazetted the Code of Practice for managing exposure to Covid-19. This code will come into effect on the day […]
2022-03-30
This code has been in development for some years. The Employment Equity Act, since its promulgation in 1999 has defined harassment as a form of discrimination, […]
2022-02-23
On 8 February 2022, the Minister of Labour and Employment passed new regulations increasing the earnings threshold from R211 596-30 per annum to R224 080.48. The […]
2022-02-11
On 8 February 2022, the Minister of Labour and Employment passed new regulations increasing the minimum wage with effect from 1 March 2022. As was the […]
2021-06-22
Introduction Since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Department of Labour has issued Directives (Consolidated Directions on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces), […]