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Compliance Updates
17 Sep 2025

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ONLINE SUBMISSIONS

The EE submissions for the period 2025 is currently active. In line with the requirement to submit for the 2025 period, the updated 5-year plan for the period September 2025 – August 2030 is also a requirement. The plan is required to include the sectoral targets for the particular industry an employer operates in and how these targets will be met over the 5-year period. Employers will be assessed against sectoral targets met / progress thereto for various industries as published.

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Labour Law
08 Aug 2025

CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS / CASES OF INTEREST: REVIEW YOUR DRUG & ALCO POLICIES!

In the matter Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a Division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd (JA86/22) [2024] ZALAC – The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) set aside the order of the Labour Court where it was held that the dismissal of an employee who tested positive for cannabis in the workplace was fair.

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Industrial Relations
06 Aug 2025

MOTOR SECTOR UPDATES

The Motor Industry is staring a potential deadlock in the face regarding their current wage talks with NUMSA. The current demand from NUMSA is at 10 %, being more than triple the current inflation rate, whilst MISA is at 8%. A strike would result in approximately 100 000 strikers downing tools, directly impacting manufacturers and chapter 3 component manufacturers, which is not good news in an industry that is already under pressure.

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Labour Law
19 Feb 2024

TRADITIONAL HEALERS, ANCESTRAL CALLINGS AND LEAVE

We get a lot of questions regarding the leave of employees who receive ancestral callings and need time off from work to attend to them.

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Labour Law
13 Feb 2024

UNDERSTANDING TES (TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE) AND CASE LAW (REVIEW OF ARBITRATION)

In recent case law (review of arbitration) the court concluded the following in: Mzukwa v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others [2024] LC (25 Jan 2024):

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HR Solutions
09 Dec 2022

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EMPLOYEE AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

Independent Contractors frequently assume that they have signed employment contracts as Employees when in fact, they have signed Independent Contractor agreements with the company.

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