The Minister of Employment of Labour has extended the Consolidated Main Agreement for the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) to non-parties within the industry. All employers must comply with the agreement as of 17 October 2022. In addition to the Main Agreement, the two agreements regulating administrative and dispute levies and the Plastics … MEIBC Main agreement extended to non-parties
On the 31st of December 2021, the Minister of Home Affairs has effectively ended the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) that applies to Zimbabwean Nationals working and living in the Republic of South Africa
The Employment Equity reporting window is coming up with the deadline for submissions being 15 January 2022. As a designated employer, failure to comply could lead to substantial penalties.
As South Africa has recently moved to Level 1 lockdown, employers should start looking to the future and consider whether employees are required to go back to the office or move to a remote working environment on a permanent basis.
Businesses can now implement mandatory vaccination policies for employees coming and going from the premises.
It is becoming increasingly common amongst employees to seek traditional treatment for their ailments from a traditional healer or “sangoma”, in place of standard medical treatment.
Employers are often faced with the dilemma of having to discipline an employee who was sleeping whilst on duty. There aren’t many things as unprofessional as an employee who sleeps on the job, however, are you able to immediately dismiss such an employee?
A large number of companies underestimate the potential of skills development and the positive impact that it can have on their business, especially if you have to spend on the Skills development Element for BEE purposes. We at Invictus understand the necessity of a decent BEE score and the enormous cost that can be incurred … SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AS A BEE ELEMENT
