We have previously written about what an essential service entails and the main reasons why the Labour Relations Act (LRA) defines specific industries as “essential”. The definition of “essential services” is still broad; therefore, under the auspices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA), the Essential Services Committee was established to decide [...]
The Department of Employment and Labour has embarked on a number of blitz inspections to ensure that all employers, that are still currently operational, adhere to all necessary steps to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. On 30 March 2020, the department announced that it had compelled the closure of two retail store outlets in the Pretoria [...]
On 26 March 2020, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma from the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs announced an amendment to the category of “essential service providers” to include the finance/payroll department in businesses in order to ensure payments of employees across the county. Government Gazette No. 11067, Vol 657 Section 6(e) must now [...]
Section 23(2)(c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 108 of 1996 (the Constitution) gives all workers in South Africa a right to go on strike, this right is further entrenched in section 64 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (the LRA) as amended. The question that arises now is, is [...]