Archive for May 2024
Earnings Threshold R 254371,67 per year
The earnings threshold impacts the application of provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (BCEA), the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA) and the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (EEA). In terms of the BCEA, employees earning in excess of the earnings threshold are excluded from the provisions, which regulate ordinary hours of work, overtime,…
Read MoreELECTION DAY 2024
The upcoming Election Day on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, has been declared a public holiday throughout the Republic of South Africa. Employers are reminded that it should be treated the same as any other public holiday. For most employees (i.e., those who work a regular week), Election Day would otherwise have been an ordinary working…
Read MoreEXTENSION OF BARGAINING COUNCIL: FAST FOOD, RESTAURANT, CATERING AND ALLIED TRADES TO NON-PARTIES
The Bargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering & Allied Trades previously known as the Bargaining Council for the Tearoom, Restaurant & Catering Trade, Pretoria, has been registered since September 1941. Their primary function is to regulate relations between management and labour and to settle disputes between parties. The main agreement will amongst other…
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