A total of 50 JSE Securities-listed companies, including the JSE itself, have been found to be non-compliant with the Employment Equity (EE) Act. The Department of Labour Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch is conducting Director-General Reviews to designated employers, Read the full story
There is an increasing number of women and youth in the construction industry necessitating the pressing need to educate them about health and safety issues said Department of Labour Chief Inspector occupational health and safety (OHS), Tibor Szana addressing delegates Read the full story
The Department of Labour’s Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch will be taking six companies to court for prosecution for failure to prepare employment equity plans. The companies failed, as per the provisions of s20 (1) of the Employment Equity Read the full story
The South African Employment Equity (EE) Annual Report for the 2015/2016 reporting year, released on 10 May 2017, showed that 68% of management positions are still held by white employees, while African employees occupy only 14.4% of managerial posts in Read the full story
A newly launched R17 million skills programme is expected to enhance the employability of people, especially the youth, from poor backgrounds and those that are referred to as the missing middle. Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Friday launched the skills Read the full story
The minimum wage in the private security sector will increase from 1 September 2016 by an average of 7.1%, which is still below inflation, but it’s better than nothing in the current economic conditions. The Department of Labour on Tuesday, Read the full story
The Department of Labour’s Employment Equity (EE) Directorate will conduct roadshows to strengthen EE implementation and compliance mechanisms next week in Polokwane and Bloemfontein. In Limpopo, the EE workshop will be held at Fusion Boutique, 4 Schoeman Street, Limpopo. In Read the full story