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Temporary relief scheme: Amended Covid-19 Directive
Covid-19 temporary employee / employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) Combined and updated version of the Directive issued by the Minister of Employment and Labour (Minister) on 25 March 2020 and amended on 6, 16 , 20 and 30 April 2020 and 25 May 2020, all of which are...
CCMA offices open: From 18 May 2020
Statement issued by Director of the CCMA 1. This communication is compliant with all Directives and Regulations, particularly those issued by the Minister of Employment and Labour and the Minister of Public Service and Administration, issued in terms of section 27(2)...
Directive e-commerce sales: Updated directions
DIRECTIONS REGARDING e-COMMERCE SALES DURING ALERT LEVEL 4 OF THE COVID-19 NATIONAL STATE OF DISASTER Regulation Gazette No. 11113 : Vol. 659 May 14 Mei 2020 No. 43321 : Department of Trade, Industry and Competition DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION : NO....
CCMA access directive: Effective 11 May 2020
URGENT DIRECTIVE IN RESPECT OF ACCESS TO CCMA The following Directives will apply with effect from 11 May 2020 until CCMA operations may be normalized and the restrictions set out in the Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act 57 of...
Business rescue plan: Unfair dismissal procedure?
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Health safety measures: Covid-19 latest directive
Mainly in the interests of those who do not have direst access to the Government Gazettes this post sets out the latest Directive regarding health and safety in the workplace which also affects a small business, but not to the same extent as the medium to large...
Covid-19 new regulations: (Movement and Table 1)
Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 Signed on 29 April 2020 Excerpts and not all the regulations are repeated. Movement of persons and Table 1 (see below) 16. (1) Every person is confined to his or her place of...
Reduce wage curve: Avoiding mass dismissals
Avoiding so-called retrenchments These are unprecedented times and senior managers in most companies are facing difficult decisions to ensure the survival of the enterprises. A first reaction may be to 'contemplate' terminating a number of employees based on...
IMSSA early days: Creation and development
In 1981 the Ford Foundation generously donated funds to enable a mediation service to be established in South Africa. Thanks mainly to the efforts and drive of the late Loet Douws Dekker steps were taken to arrange for interested participants to become involved in...
Costly withdrawn application: PPE for health workers
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