Labournet

Something that we see time and time again in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) space is that compliance is easy to measure, while the true impact of transformation is not.

Organisations focused solely on improving their B-BBEE s...

Behind South Africa’s remarkable growth in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, many employees are struggling. People are leaving their roles at increasing rates, exhaustion is becoming a real and persistent problem, and manager...

The recently amended Code of Good Practice: Dismissal has once again highlighted a workplace issue that continues to generate substantial Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) litigation, namely the management of probation and Poor Work Performance (PWP). While many employers understand that performance should be managed fairly, there remains considera...

The President has declared Wednesday, 4 November 2026, a public holiday throughout South Africa. The declaration has been made in terms of section 2A of the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 to accommodate the holding of local government elections.

Employers should t...

The prevalence of alcohol and drug-related incidents in the workplace continues to present significant challenges for employers. On the one hand, labour law recognises substance dependency as a medical condition that may constitute incapacity, while on the ot...