Samantha Coetzer
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Articles
The first stop is the CCMA
South Africa - January 15 2018 In the unreported case of the South African Equity Union obo Van Wyk and 100 members v Lodestone confectionary (Pty) Ltd t/a Candy Tops (PS19/16), the…
Increased minimum wage for domestic workers
South Africa - January 15 2018 As a result of the amendments, domestic workers working in Area A (bigger metropolitan areas) that work more than 27 ordinary hours per week must be…
A step closer to minimum wage in May 2018
United Kingdom, USA - November 3 2017 The NMW Bill provides for an introduction of a minimum wage to come into effect on 1 May 2018. The minimum wage will be R20 per hour but not for all…
Transfer of business: Out with the old and in with the new, does not necessarily mean the business has transferred to you
South Africa - September 11 2017 In this case, UNISA contracted with Imvula Quality Protection (Imvula) and Red Alert TSS (Pty) Ltd (Red Alert) (collectively referred to as the ‘two…
Pregnancy was not the reason for different treatment
South Africa - September 4 2017 Pregnant employees are protected in the workplace. For instance, s6 of the Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 specifically provides that “[n]o…
