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Challenging conditions over the past decade and longer have set back trade unions in fighting for decent work and a living wage.

THE 130 City of Joburg employees will get to keep their jobs after they took the City to the labour court over the ‘termination’ their employment contracts.

Where to start when you want to appoint an employee.

When it comes to delivering winning customer experience to todays consumers, brands need to streamline their focus and deliver on their promise of seamless CX in a channel-less world. Social commerce has redefined the terms of engagement for brands and consumers alike...

Trade union and collective bargaining structures are essential in coordinating and managing the transition towards a just low-carbon future.

The SA Communist Party has also faced challenges with the payment of staff salaries.

There are currently no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the countrys energy mix, according to Deputy President David Mabuza...

On 1 January 2019, section 73A of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA) came into effect. This relatively new provision permits employees earning below the prescribed threshold to claim monies owing to them in terms of the National Minimum Wage Act, the BCEA, a collective agreement, a sectoral determination or a contract of employment at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). In the CCMA matter of Cousins v Bill Buchanan Association [2022]...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is troubled by the media reports indicating that the SACP owes its staff members cumulatively six (6) months’ wages. This is discreditable and disconcerting not only for the SACP but the entire Tripartite Alliance. The South African Communist Party (SACP) must pay its employees what is due to them immediately. The SACP is the vanguard of the working class that is meant to champion working class struggles, and this is undermining its credibility in...

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