Posts Tagged ‘Employment Equity Act’
Bullying in the workplace – what employees and employers need to know.
Employers must investigate harassment/bullying claims and act decisively if they are serious, striving to maintain a psychologically safe workplace. Inadequate action could result in liability under section 60 of the Employment Equity Act (EEA). This highlighted by the Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace which has been…
Read MoreEarnings Threshold R 254371,67 per year
The earnings threshold impacts the application of provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (BCEA), the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA) and the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (EEA). In terms of the BCEA, employees earning in excess of the earnings threshold are excluded from the provisions, which regulate ordinary hours of work, overtime,…
Read MoreEARNINGS THRESHOLD
As of 1 April 2024, South Africans will see the implementation of the increased annual earnings threshold determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour (Minister) in the amount of R254,371.67. This represents an increase of R13,261.08 from the previous amount of R241,110.59, which has been in effect since 1 March 2023. The earnings threshold…
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