South African courts recognise a distinct form of incapacity that arises where an employee is legally unable to work, for example because a statutory licence or status is missing. Examples […]
The Department of Employment and Labour published Government Notice R.7014 in Government Gazette No. 53984 of 23 January 2026, confirming the extension of the National Bargaining Council for the Leather […]
Disciplinary hearings are a central mechanism through which South African employers maintain workplace standards while ensuring that procedural and substantive fairness are upheld. Although these hearings are less formal than […]
The Minister of Employment and Labour has extended the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) Conditions of Employment Collective Agreement to all employers and employees in the industry, […]
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) continues to play a pivotal role in South Africa’s labour market, shaping wage-setting practices and influencing both business sustainability and household income levels. On 3 […]
In Sibanda and Others v Roots Butchery (2025) 46 ILJ 2969 (CCMA), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) upheld the dismissal of nine Zimbabwean general workers for incapacity […]