In a landmark judgment delivered on 3 October 2025, the Constitutional Court in Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others fundamentally redefined parental leave in South Africa. The Court held that existing provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and Unemployment Insurance Act (UIA) unfairly discriminated against fathers [...]
The Constitutional Court may have rewritten South Africa’s parental leave framework in 2025, but the real constitutional moment did not happen in court. It happened quietly, in HR offices, management meetings, WhatsApp family groups, and at kitchen tables across the country. On paper, the Van Wyk judgment is a triumph of equality. In practice, it [...]
On 3 October 2025, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down a precedent judgment in Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others (CCT 308/23) [2025] ZACC 20, reshaping how parental leave is understood, implemented, and shared in the workplace. The Court declared that specific provisions of the Basic Conditions [...]
Dear CEO Members On Monday 30 March 2020, further sections of the Labour Laws Amendment Act came into effect as proclamation 17 was published per Government Gazette 43202, with further implementation of the Labour Laws Amendment Act 10 of 2018. This amendment is of importance as it amends the Basic Conditions of Employment [...]