Labour

Human Rights Commission asked to look at farm job losses and evictions

Seasonal farm worker says she was dismissed without full pay and told: “It’s because of the virus”

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News | 23 March 2020

“If employers tell domestic workers to stay home, they must still get paid” says union

Department of Labour says provisions are being made to safeguard employees forced to take leave amid Covid-19 fears

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News | 20 March 2020

Dysfunctional Compensation Fund leaves medical professionals “out of pocket”

“Doctors can’t give you a service without payment”

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News | 18 March 2020

The dumping of former farm workers can never be justified

There should be a moratorium on farm evictions

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Right to reply | 18 March 2020

Department of Labour ready to pay domestic workers’ compensation claims, court told

Constitutional Court hears argument on Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act

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News | 10 March 2020

Constitutional Court to rule on compensation for domestic workers

Court asked to declare legislation excluding domestic workers from Compensation Fund unconstitutional

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Law | 9 March 2020

Seven years after renovations started, school still incomplete

“Usually when it rains I have to stand for the rest of the period because my spot leaks” says learner

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Brief | 28 February 2020

Tragic landfill conflict fouls Cape Town’s air

Security guard murdered, dumpsite set on fire

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News | 27 February 2020

Armed men assault clinic workers

Pietermaritzburg clinic closed after attack; patients turned away

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Brief | 25 February 2020

Payouts to injured workers held up by faulty government software

New R300 million Compensation Fund software isn’t working

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Brief | 25 February 2020

Protest theatre comes to the Waterfront

Cry of the Xcluded is a campaign against unemployment

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News | 24 February 2020

Court increases compensation for Ekurhuleni workers from R6,000 to R24,000 each

Former participants in municipal job creation programme not given status of permanent employees

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News | 14 February 2020

Students up in arms and employees down tools at UKZN

HIV support centre torched during protests

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News | 4 February 2020

UNISA students, workers, protest in Pietermaritzburg

Mediator appointed in wage dispute

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Brief | 4 February 2020

Can you be retrenched without being consulted? Constitutional Court makes a far-reaching ruling

AMCU challenged sections of the Labour Relations Act

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Law | 27 January 2020

Commuters protest to stop bus company from closing

Judge extends liquidation of North West Transport Investments until June

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News | 24 January 2020