Dear BCCEI CEO Members On the 12 May 2020, the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) communicated to industry members that the council have not received any formal confirmation from the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) regarding the opening of their offices and resumption of the Disputes and Enforcement services. [...]
Dear CEO-MEIBC Members After an official announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding the country moving to level 3 of lockdown from the 1 June 2020, the MEIBC has issued a circular to the industry members together with the stakeholders that all MEIBC offices will be open and accessible to the members of the [...]
Dear CEO-NBCRFLI Members, NBCRFLI requests companies which are not operating or operating on a partial basis during the nation-wide lockdown to inform the Council. A company which is not operating or operating on a partial basis during the nation-wide lockdown must provide the following information to the Council: Shutdown start date and Shutdown [...]
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen most businesses, except for essential services, asking their employees to work from home, in an effort to practise social distancing and lessen the impact of the virus. The trend of working from home has been gaining momentum since the outbreak, and many employees are likely to continue working home [...]
On Sunday the 24th of May President Ramaphosa, much to the relief of the majority of South Africans, announced that as from the 01st of June 2020 the whole of South Africa would be moving to the next phase of the lockdown which is level 3. Level 3 sees a much larger portion of the [...]
Dear CEO Members Today the National Coronavirus Command Council had a media briefing that discussed in more detail the implications of the national lockdown moving from level 4 to level 3 this coming Monday the 01st of June 2020, subject to the final published regulations. Level 3 sees a much larger portion of the [...]
Dear CEO Members, Since the last update to the industry on 12 May 2020, the Council have been in constant engagement with the UIF requesting clarity on the bulk application submitted to UIF by the Council, especially relating to employers and employees that have not been paid. The UIF has since confirmed the [...]
COVID 19 has caused a significant financial impact on most business' in South Africa. Employers may have been forced to implement certain survival measures in order to avoid business closure. These measures may include reduction of employee's salaries, placing employees on temporary layoff or retrenchment. Another measure which employers can consider is to determine [...]
Dear CEO Members The departmental spokesperson for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Teboho Thejane indicated that on the 16th April 2020, the Unemployment Insurance Fund paid the first batch of COVID 19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits to employers on behalf of workers. He further mentioned that the COVID 19 TERS benefits [...]
On 18 May 2020, the CCMA commenced hearing disputes after being prevented from doing so for a period of longer than 2 months. It was stated in a CCMA directive, dated 8 May 2020, that the manner in which processes should be conducted, would be amended to accommodate the regulations in terms of the Disaster [...]