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Transphobic conduct in the workplace is as immoral as it is illegal, but as Andre Vlok points out, it can be addressed effectively using the conflict tools.

The Department of Employment and Labour’s inspectors had to summon law enforcement after an employer blatantly refused to cooperate during a routine inspection at a workplace in Thaba Nchu, Free State. Inspectors from the Department's Inspection and Enforcement Services branch arrived at the company's premises to conduct an inspection and further test the employer's levels of compliance with various labour laws. They were met, however, by a hostile employer who threatened to kick them out of the company.

‘We will be very hard on employers who are deliberately operating outside the parameters of the law,’ said the Western Cape Chief Inspector.

The Gauteng department of social development has recommended the closure of the Abidas Frail Care Centre in Mayfair West in Johannesburg as it is in contravention of the Older Persons Act.

Dudley said she was honoured by the acceptance of the Labour Laws Amendment Bill — “a bill which has been in the making for the past four years“.