Labour law

CONTEMPLATING SHORT-TIME, LAY-OFFS OR RETRENCHMENTS?

Given the current state of the South African economy, political and policy uncertainty, and the pending closure of two of Arcelor Mittal’s plants, businesses may have to consider the possibility of implementing retrenchments. According to recent reports, ArcelorMittal’s announcement to shut down its long steel products business and cut as...

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MATERNITY AND PARENTAL LEAVE PROVISIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Judgment has been handed down in Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour (2022-017842) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1213, whereby maternity leave and parental leave provisions in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and UIF Act have been ruled invalid, as they conflict with the Constitution.  Although the invalidity has been...

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