South Africa

New and updated

• South Africa: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on the government response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• South Africa: Pay and benefits

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect a change to the rates of the statutory national minimum wage, effective from 1 March 2020.

• South Africa: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on the types of termination of employment that do not amount to a dismissal.

• South Africa: Useful information - key future employment law developments

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on a change to the definition of designated employer.

• South Africa: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include additional information on strikes and picketing.

• South Africa: Training and development

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on the introduction of new minimum allowances for learnerships.

• South Africa: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for South Africa employment law.

• South Africa: Recruitment and selection

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include additional information on employers' right to work checks for foreign nationals.

• South Africa: Contracts of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to contracts of employment in South Africa, covering probationary periods, types of contract, written statement of terms of employment, variation of terms and conditions of employment, and restraint of trade.

• South Africa: Equal opportunities

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to equal opportunities in South Africa, covering exemptions, harassment and sexual harassment, victimisation, affirmative action, and remedies and penalties.