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What’s the Normal Retirement Age? It’s Complicated, as The Plumber’s Tale Proves

What’s the Normal Retirement Age? It’s Complicated, as The Plumber’s Tale Proves

Employment and Labour Law

“When cognitive capacities are the focus, the 70s are the new 50s.” (IMF) Fake news articles suggesting that South Africa was implementing a new standard retirement age policy, supposedly from 30 May this year, recently went viral on social media. Convincingly...
Restraint of Trade: Fatal Vagueness Means no Father Christmas to the Rescue

Restraint of Trade: Fatal Vagueness Means no Father Christmas to the Rescue

Employment and Labour Law

“The legal principles, as I understand them, do not confer on me the powers of Father Christmas. I cannot rescue the un-rescuable.” (Quoted in the judgment below) We all want loyal, competent staff who remain motivated to stay with us in the long term, but the reality...
Fixed Term Contracts: A Guide for Employers and Employees

Fixed Term Contracts: A Guide for Employers and Employees

Employment and Labour Law

It’s vital for both employers and employees to understand the practical and legal differences between permanent and fixed term employment arrangements. What is a fixed term contract? A fixed term contract is a temporary employment arrangement with a specified start...
Employers and Employees Take Note: New Earnings Threshold from 1 April 2025

Employers and Employees Take Note: New Earnings Threshold from 1 April 2025

Employment and Labour Law

From 1 April 2025, the earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) will increase, impacting not only the BCEA but also employee protections under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and Employment Equity Act (EEA).  Broadly speaking,...
Effective 1 March 2025: New National Minimum Wage

Effective 1 March 2025: New National Minimum Wage

Employment and Labour Law

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2025 by 4.4% from R27,58 per hour to R28,79 per hour.  Domestic workers: Assuming a work month of 22 days x 8 hours per day, R28,79 per hour equates to R230,32 per day...
Employers: How to Avoid Paying Severance Pay on Retrenchment

Employers: How to Avoid Paying Severance Pay on Retrenchment

Employment and Labour Law, Uncategorized

“Only in our dreams are we free; the rest of the time we need wages.” (Terry Pratchett) Retrenching employees can be an expensive business. You’ll have to pay each employee a minimum of one week’s pay for each completed year of ongoing service, and that total...
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