Archive for June 2022

By Jenni Evans and Lenin Ndebele Zimbabwean expatriates are scrambling to apply for a visa to continue living in South Africa after their Zimbabwe Extension Permits (ZEP) expired in December. If they are unsuccessful, in some cases, an entire generation of children will be forced to relocate with their parents to a country they may…

With South African businesses and employees growing increasingly reliant on WhatsApp as a means of communication, it has become increasingly common for labour disputes to arise around the messaging platform. In terms of our labour law, any dismissal of an employee must be fair and just in terms of the Labour Relations Act. So, if…

Employment and Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says his department is in the process of finalising two new documents which will tighten employment laws, including limitations on the hiring of foreigners. Nxesi was responding to complaints by truck drivers this week which led to a major blockage of the N3 highway. One of the key complaints…

A benefits dispute Eskom implemented its income differentials decision in compliance with the provisions of the income differentials of the EEA.  The employee was eligible to have her salary adjusted in terms of the income differentials exercise. Eskom’s system failed to identify her as an eligible employee and her salary was consequently not adjusted.  Eskom…

NEHAWU obo N Phathela v Office of the Premier: Limpopo Provincial Government and Others (LC) (unreported case no J1480/2021, 7-2-2022) (Tulk AJ) The Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000 (PDA), colloquially known as the ‘Whistle-blowing Act’, provides protection to whistle-blowers in the private and public sector who disclose information regarding unlawful or irregular conduct by…