Unfair discrimination in the workplace: Unequal pay for equal work
WEBJun 28, 2021 · In case of claims relating to unequal pay for equal work, the claimant could bring such a claim in terms of section 6 (1) of 1998 EEA, which prohibits unfair discrimination on a number of grounds. In terms of section 6 (1) of the 1998 EEA, no employer could discriminate against, whether directly or …
1 September 2024 Confirmed implementation date of the Two-pot …
WEBSep 1, 2024 · The Draft Revenue Laws Second Amendment Bill (Second Amendment Bill) confirms 1 September 2024 as the implementation of the Two-pot system. This is among other significant changes to the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill (the RLAB) which are set to become effective on the same date. On 21 February 2024, the National Treasury released the Second Amendment Bill to make technical corrections to the RLAB.
Rural areas in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: The right to ...
WEBJan 24, 2013 · In South Africa (SA), it is estimated that 16 million people do not have access to adequate sanitation, while 3.5 million do not have access to safe drinking water.(2) As such, this CAI paper critically analyses the denial of the right of access to safe drinking water and sanitation. In so doing, it engages with the debate about whether access to water is a human right, using the situation in ...
The AI National Policy: South Africa’s initial step to establish an AI ...
WEBApr 11, 2024 · At the AI Government Summit on 5 April 2024, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (“DCDT“) launched South Africa’s Artificial Intelligence (“AI“) Planning Discussion Document (“Discussion Document“) with the purpose of the Discussion Document being to initiate discussion between the public and private sector to facilitate AI innovation and along with that ...
South Africa’s parliamentary system: From Westminster to hybrid?
WEBMay 11, 2015 · Since the beginning of a true parliamentary system in South Africa in the 1800s, it has undergone a series of gradual changes. It has become a hybrid system, but one still fundamentally based on the Westminster system. This system developed in the United Kingdom and spread to many British colonies. With their colonial expansion to southern Africa in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the ...
Your employer, your cellphone and your right to privacy
WEBApr 2, 2019 · In National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and other v Rafee NO and others (2017) JOL 37705 (LC), the court weighed up the competing interest of an employee's right to privacy and the employer's right in protecting his business. An employee was dismissed on two charges, one charge was due to the employee failing to delete photographs off his cellphone that he had taken of the production ...
Here are five factors that drove low voter turnout in South Africa’s ...
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Advertisement. Five main reasons emerged for not voting. The most common were individual barriers and administrative barriers, followed by complaints about service delivery and corruption, uninterest or disillusionment, and a lack of political alignment. Our research supports other analysis highlighting that the South African electorate is ...
Late salary payments – Know your rights - Polity.org.za
WEBMar 27, 2019 · The South African Labour Law allows employers leeway to pay their employees until the seventh day of the following month. However, the majority of companies in South Africa have set a precedent by paying their employees by the 25th of the month, says Arlene Leggat, President of the South African Payroll Association (SAPA). The law The law stipulates that employers must pay their employees ...
Environmental Right in Terms of the Constitution - Polity.org.za
WEBFeb 14, 2018 · The environmental right explained. Section 24 states as follows: Advertisement. Everyone has the right –. (a) To an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and. (b) To have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that –.
Sex work in South Africa: why both buying and selling should be …
WEBMar 2, 2023 · If the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill 2022 is passed, South Africa will become only the third country in the world to fully decriminalise sex work. It would no longer be illegal to buy or sell sex. New Zealand and Belgium are the other countries where this is the position.