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Beware the Black Friday job offer: Not every bargain is a career upgrade

Talent Acquisition

Beware the Black Friday job offer: Not every bargain is a career upgrade

Nolundi Matomane, Issued by Pnet 1 day

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Labour Law & Unions

What legislation and judges say about working beyond retirement age

Richard Brown 28 Aug 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Sedumedi’s R2.3m victory: A costly lesson in vague contracts

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 5 Jun 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Legal maze of SA retirement ages: What employers need to know

Nicolette van Vuuren and Caitlin Leahy 6 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

New owner, same employment contract: Court reiterates original retirement age applies

Chloë Loubser 26 Mar 2025

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Consumer Law

Didn't understand the investment policy fine print? New ruling offers no sympathy

Karin MacKenzie 8 Nov 2024

Zolani Matthews has been fired as group CEO of Prasa. (Photo supplied by Prasa)

Labour Law

Prasa’s hiring and firing of CEO has cost R15m and counting

Tania Broughton 19 Aug 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Prasa terminates employment of Zolani Matthews

16 Aug 2024

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Matrics called to apply for Water and Sanitation bursaries

12 Aug 2024

Tiger Brands drives township expansion by recruiting unemployed youth, young people with disabilities

ESG

Tiger Brands drives township expansion by recruiting unemployed youth, young people with disabilities

20 Jun 2024

Understand what customers value, rather than price

Sales

Understand what customers value, rather than price

Warren Hawkins 4 Jun 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 18 Apr 2024

The ACA welcomes Gillian Rightford, ensuring smooth transition following former CEO's departure

Advertising

The ACA welcomes Gillian Rightford, ensuring smooth transition following former CEO's departure

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 29 Jan 2024

Beko will control the whole home of appliances in this new acquisition. Source: Shot by Joe/Unsplash

Hardware

CompCom approves Beko acquisition of Whirlpool appliances

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jan 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

When is reinstatement not permissible?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Michiel Heyns 20 Jul 2023

The Johannesburg Labour Court has deemed two cases brought by lawyers to be “hopeless in law and facts”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Law Practice

Lawyers reprimanded for bringing "hopeless cases" to court

Tania Broughton 12 Jun 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Cancelling fixed term employment contracts - expiry or retrenchment?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Tasreeq Ferreira 2 Jun 2023

22-year-old Rumaanah Khan is blazing a trail for women in Stem

Cybersecurity

22-year-old Rumaanah Khan is blazing a trail for women in Stem

Issued by Irvine Partners 28 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Front row: The KNP managing executive, Oscar Mthimkhulu, KNP gerneral manager of finance, Khethiwe Silubane, the deputy minister of tourism, Fish Mahlalela and the chief director of the department of tourism, Lizzy Mathopa. With them at the back are some of the graduates of the Tourism Monitors Training Programme.

Tourism & Travel

Round of applause for graduates of new tourism and SanParks empowerment programme

27 Feb 2023

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Labour Law

False termination information could end in criminal liability

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Joani van Vuuren and Nasme Puley 19 Jan 2022

Sponsorship

Basa vacancies

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 13 Dec 2021

An arbitrator appointed by the Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council has dismissed Nehawu’s bid to have community health workers permanently employed by the state. Archive photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Labour Law

Community health workers: arbitrator rules against Nehawu

12 Nov 2021

Don't use your commercial property loan like an overdraft

Markets & Investment

Don't use your commercial property loan like an overdraft

Preggie Pillay 31 May 2021

Limited duration employment contracts - unlimited hassles when not properly managed

Labour Law

Limited duration employment contracts - unlimited hassles when not properly managed

Johan Botes 30 Sep 2020

Prasa announces team to improve performance

Railway

Prasa announces team to improve performance

5 Feb 2020

Importance of justifying fixed-term employment

Labour Law

Importance of justifying fixed-term employment

Andre van Heerden and Jacques van Wyk 18 Oct 2019

A staffing solution to ease peak season retail challenges

Retailers

A staffing solution to ease peak season retail challenges

Tebogo Moalusi 11 Oct 2019

Are your HR policies ready for 2020?

Management & Leadership

Are your HR policies ready for 2020?

7 Oct 2019

To be or not to be: In writing

Labour Law

To be or not to be: In writing

Aadil Patel 7 May 2019

Harvesting attention capital and reducing the risks of the frictionless workplace

Labour Law

Harvesting attention capital and reducing the risks of the frictionless workplace

Johan Botes 30 Apr 2019

ConCourt ruling and what Woolies could have done differently

Labour Law

ConCourt ruling and what Woolies could have done differently

Jonathan Goldberg 8 Nov 2018

Leave judgment rustles employers

Labour Law

Leave judgment rustles employers

Johan Botes 17 Sep 2018

Are suspensive conditions in employment contracts valid?

Labour Law

Are suspensive conditions in employment contracts valid?

Lauren Salt and Donovan Lindhorst 12 Sep 2018

You can't fire me, I resign!

Labour Law & Unions

You can't fire me, I resign!

Shan Radcliffe 19 Mar 2018

Former Prasa CFO must pay back just over R8.2m

Railway

Former Prasa CFO must pay back just over R8.2m

Kyle Cowan 2 Aug 2017

Are automatic termination clauses valid or not?

Labour Law

Are automatic termination clauses valid or not?

Gillian Lumb and Anli Bezuidenhout 6 Feb 2017

Ten MBA students are CEO for a Day

Marketing & Media

Ten MBA students are CEO for a Day

27 Oct 2016

Jurisdictional overlaps in labour matters

Labour Law

Jurisdictional overlaps in labour matters

Samiksha Singh and Katlego Letlonkane 4 Feb 2016

CCMA finds no obligation on employee to disclose prejudicial facts

Labour Law

CCMA finds no obligation on employee to disclose prejudicial facts

Ndumiso Zwane 10 Dec 2015

Rights of tenants when property is being sold

Land & Property Law

Rights of tenants when property is being sold

Adrian Goslett 9 Dec 2015

Labour Law

Annual Labour Law Conference to examine impact of amendments to LRA

Nicci Whitear-Nel 3 Aug 2015

New dispensation for employees on contracts

Labour Law & Unions

New dispensation for employees on contracts

Ingrid Lewin 14 May 2015

Impact of amendments to LRA on contact centre operators

Labour Law

Impact of amendments to LRA on contact centre operators

Jennifer Algie 11 May 2015

Fixed-term contracts of employment and its consequences

Labour Law

Fixed-term contracts of employment and its consequences

Lauren Salt and Christelle Wood 1 Dec 2014

Coming to grips with a turbulent and complex labour environment

Labour Law & Unions

Coming to grips with a turbulent and complex labour environment

4 Nov 2014

Entrepreneur makes history

Energy & Mining

Entrepreneur makes history

17 Oct 2014

SA Tourism case gives clarity on territorial application of LRA

Labour Law

SA Tourism case gives clarity on territorial application of LRA

Andrea Taylor 11 Jun 2014