South Africa

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include information on the status of legislation concerning the employment of foreign workers, and on changes to the legislation on violence and harassment in the workplace effective 18 March 2022.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect the lifting of, or changes to, certain coronavirus emergency measures such as wearing masks, sick leave, testing and vaccinations, with some changes effective 5 May 2022.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Equal opportunities

  Updated to reflect guidance on handling harassment and sexual harassment provided by the Code of good practice on the prevention and elimination of harassment in the workplace, effective 18 March 2022.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Contracts of employment

  Updated to reflect an increase to the earnings threshold, effective from 1 March 2022.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect a change to the rates of the statutory national minimum wage and tax thresholds, effective from 1 March 2022.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Termination of employment

  Enhanced to include additional information on dismissals on grounds of misconduct.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Industrial relations

  Updated to include additional information on strikes and picketing.

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Training and development

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

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Useful contacts - legal service providers

  Information on legal service providers for South Africa employment law.