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Mandisa Maya is the only woman candidate for the position

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If a proposed minimum R23 an hour for all workers goes through, it will be the first time domestic workers are treated equally

Last week, the Economic Freedom Fighters conducted what it said were inspections at some establishments in the hospitality sector, attracting criticism for invading a space despite not being qualified to do so.

The Western Cape Employment and Labour Department inspectors will over the next five days, also look at compliance relating to the national minimum wage, occupational health and safety, as well as the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.

With companies implementing mandatory vaccine policies, many employers have expressed the view that "reasonable accommodation" would not include permitting the employee to work from home in perpetuity. Jacqui Reed looks at what the law says.

The Department of Employment and Labour’s Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) in the Western Cape Province is set to embark on week-long mega blitz inspections targeting the Hospitality Sector. The mega blitz inspections will commence from the 24th to 28th January 2022 in the Metropole, Cape Winelands and Overberg regions.

GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.

The employment and labour department has weighed in on the EFF's controversial visits to Johannesburg restaurants to demand that management provide them with information on how many foreign nationals they employ.

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