Sexual harassment in the workplace
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Labour Amplified
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
New OHS direction (workplace vaccination)
Employers should take note of the latest OHS direction as published on 11 June 2021. In terms of this direction, the following aspects...
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Labour Amplified
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
NMW increase and earnings threshold increase (1 March 2021)
The national minimum wage has been increased to R21.69 per hour. This includes farmworkers, whose wages have been equalised to the full...
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Labour Amplified
- Dec 29, 2020
- 0 min
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Labour Amplified
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
New Health and Safety direction issued
Please note the new reporting guidelines for employers who employ more than 50 employees in a particular workplace. Remember that you can...
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Labour Amplified
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Workplace bullying will hurt your business
Workplace bullying has not been widely recognised and defined as a form of harassment and unfair discrimination until the publication of...
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Labour Amplified
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Fixed-term contracts: Are my employees permanently appointed after 3 months?
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive revolves around the status of employees on fixed-term contracts. It is very...
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Labour Amplified
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Strike action: Do’s and don’ts
Labour disputes and strikes will likely see an upward trend as the country emerges from lockdown. This means that employers will more...
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Labour Amplified
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Violence and harassment in the world of work: A new code of good practice for public comment
Just a quick note to let readers know that there is a brand new Code of Good Practice on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work...
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Labour Amplified
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Retrenchment basics: The consultation process
Fair retrenchments occur after an open, transparent consensus-seeking consultation process, but where is an employer supposed to start?...
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Labour Amplified
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
Doing business in other SADC countries: Where do I start to establish labour standards?
Doing business on the African continent has its own opportunities and challenges. Businesses need to ensure that they are aware of the...
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Labour Amplified
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Every business has the right to manage itself badly, but why would you want to?
When I was a trade union organiser, I was fortunate enough to have a mentor who really showed me the ropes and imparted an endless supply...
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Labour Amplified
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
COVID/TERS extension: Does your business qualify?
The announcement that COVID/TERS, the UIF-backed lifeboat for employers and employees, would be extended until 15 August 2020 was well...
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Labour Amplified
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Woe is me, Employment Equity...
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill was gazetted on 20 July 2020. This would be the last step to be followed before the parliamentary...
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Labour Amplified
- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min
What does Labour Amplified do?
Labour relations advice is cheap and easy to access. Ethical labour relations advice, given with integrity? Not so much. Have you ever...
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Labour Amplified
- Nov 6, 2019
- 3 min
Small business management tools
Managing a business is a stressful undertaking. A 2010 study conducted by Grant Thornton International concluded that 56% of business...
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Labour Amplified
- Nov 6, 2019
- 3 min
Growth due to inclusive decision-making: The Japanese example
I was fortunate enough to attend a two-week training course in Tokyo on the Japanese principles of Human Resources- and Employee...
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Labour Amplified
- Nov 6, 2019
- 5 min
Transforming the workplace for women in agriculture and beyond
As we have just celebrated another Women’s Month, acknowledging the vital role women played to bring South Africa back into the light, it...
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Labour Amplified
- Nov 6, 2019
- 4 min
5 reasons why you need to pay attention to social aspects when conducting your business:
With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, it would be very easy to get swallowed up in the thinking that industrialisation...
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Labour Amplified
- Oct 29, 2019
- 9 min
Men are not projects
I wanted this to be my first post, the keynote speech at an International Labour Organisation training course for young women. Happy...
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