Att: the Editor – The Cape Times eMail: ‘ctletters@inl.co.za’ It is good news to read that enterprising small businesses are being supported.  It’s also good to hear that monies have been ring fenced for a programme to help women builders.  However, once the small businesses are in full swing they...

Having practised in the labour law field for the past 35 years, I have never experienced such a deluge of retrenchments such as I have in the last 2 years. Our government, and in particular the Department of Labour, has been warned over the past 2 years that we are...

Although South Africa has been at the forefront of some of the best labour legislation in the world which is protective towards the employees and well structured in the hands of the Dispute Resolution Bodies we find that some of our outlook with regard to job creation is retrogressive and...

ATT: THE EDITOR – Business Day Email: busday@bdfm.co.za Last week a new piece of labour legislation became effective.  This legislation has very noble aims as it is trying to improve productivity in South Africa and to train unskilled workers, however, as we all know, the road to destruction is often...

Att: The Editor – Business Day Email: busday@bdfm.co.za YOUR EDITION THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2015 As we enter into the strike season in South Africa we should take note of the fact that our economy is already “on its knees”, and that the various wage negotiations in the different industries have...

ATT: THE EDITOR – BUSINESS DAY eMail:  busday@bdfm.co.za YOUR EDITION TUESDAY 4TH AUGUST 2015 Once again we see our government playing musical chairs with public sector employees and State owned enterprises.  As each employee is appointed another is suspended on full pay and a further one is dismissed who takes...

Att: The Editor – Cape Times Email: ‘ctletters@inl.co.za’ Your Edition Thursday 30th July 2015 This is good news and makes for interesting reading but unfortunately the jobs have been created within the government sector and are not sustainable.  We need the private sector to created jobs and this will only...

Att: The Editor – Business Day YOUR EDITION THURSDAY 3Oth July 2015 The Parliamentary Committee on Labour has become almost a joke.  There is a forensic audit report that is public knowledge and it is clear that staff of the Department of Labour have abused the Nedlac credit card to...

This newsletter takes a similar direction from a paper drawn up by Dr Lukas Du Preez.  In essence there is much written about fixed term contracts and their illegality.  The reality is that fixed term contracts are not illegal but have to be properly managed.  An employee who earns less...

Att: The Editor – Cape Argus eMail: ‘arglet@inl.co.za’ YOUR EDITION MONDAY 27TH JULY 2015 I have been involved in advising businesses in the labour relations arena for almost thirty five years.  Every single business that I consult with are not only keen but actively involved in trying to address employment...