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DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR

Minimum wage hotline shut down after flood of calls exhausts budget

After spending nearly R22m marketing a minimum wage whistle-blowing hotline, the department of employment and labour has run out of money to keep it going. Replying to a parliamentary question from IFP MP Xolani Ngwezi, minister Thulas…

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South Africa’s newly-proposed employment equity act could have serious consequences for an already embattled economy.Picture: REUTERS
BRADLEY WORKMAN DAVIES

South Africa’s major ‘transformation’ law is coming – these are the planned changes you should know about

Article from BUSINESSTECH The Department of Employment and Labour has introduced the Employment Equity Amendment Bill to the National Assembly, promising a shake-up of the country’s employment equity laws, says Bradley Workman-Davies,…

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RACE

Government envisages race quotas in the workplace

The National Employers Association of South Africa (NEASA) has serious concerns over the latest amendments to the Employment Equity Act which makes race a criterion for employment. In an open letter, NEASA writes, “The Department of…

  • Rob Knowles