In May 2022, after an 8-year endeavour, SMMEs’ voices were heard for the first time in the history of the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) when CEO and other stakeholders at the Council settled upon a new MEIBC Main Agreement. This agreement recognises the fact that Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) had [...]
Johann Preiss, National Collective Bargaining Co-ordinator for CEO gives his opinion on the ongoing strike and negotiations within the Metal & Enigineering Industry.
The effect of the national lockdown on business owners, instituted at the end of March 2020, cannot be understated. As it currently stands, South Africa is observing high rates of Covid-19 infections and some restrictions remain in place under level 2 lockdown. As a result, employers have had to utilise the Covid-19 Temporary employee/employer Relief [...]
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has issued Government Gazette Number 43577 on 31st July 2020 in terms of Regulation 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act no. 57 of 2002). The Directive issued addresses amongst other things, amendments made with regards to Movement of Persons (regulation 33), Gathering (regulation 37) and Sporting & leisure [...]
As from the 1st August 2020, the CCMA will implement an amended directive which serves to regulate public access to the CCMA, the manner in which it conducts its statutory dispute resolution function and the services it renders to the public. Some of the important amendments include: Referral of disputes Parties are not permitted [...]
Employers have a duty to uphold an employee’s privacy regarding his or her health. At first glance, the duty to protect an employee’s private information is not problematic, however, the current regulations relating to Covid-19 has complicated the issue. Employers are faced with the challenge of balancing an employee’s right to privacy concerning his or [...]
Government has urged employees to work from home where operational circumstances permit as a measure to curb the spread of the pandemic in the workplaces across South Africa. Many employers across the country have accommodated their workers, allowing them to work remotely. Amid some uncertainty, SARS has confirmed that employees who worked from home [...]
On 23 July 2020, the Directive for compensation of workplace-acquired novel Coronavirus disease came into effect and shall be implemented with immediate effect. This Directive relates to employees who contract COVID-19 through the following scenarios: work-related exposure; exposure to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases in the workplace; while travelling on an official work assignment [...]
Having reached the peak of the Covid19 pandemic, the need to limit oneself to possible risks of exposure has been heightened. Therefore, being required to attend labour disputes at venues like the CCMA may be disconcerting for many, and rightfully so. Numerous CCMA offices have been forced to close temporarily as a result of employees [...]
“That apprentice cannot take me to the CCMA” are words that we hear so often from employers, however, are these employers factually correct? Piet Du Plessis was appointed in terms of an apprenticeship programme at X Trucking and received a formal letter of appointment for 1 April 2020. The appointment letter further stated that [...]