department of labour
Ms Rachel Kalidass
Ms Kalidass is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in internal and external auditing, financial management, business process review, corporate governance and risk management. ...
Brand South Africa views World Bank 2018 Report as a clarion call to action
Johannesburg, Monday 14 January 2019 – Brand South Africa noted the areas of concern expressed in the World Banks’ Global Economic Prospects report which indicates...
Employment Equity FAQ
Employers: wondering whether the Employment Equity Act applies to you? Confused
about how to implement employment equity in your company? Concerned about how
to classify your employees in racial terms? Read on.
Regulating labour relations
South Africa's labour legislation is among the most progressive in the world,
providing for institutions to settle disputes and ensure fairness in the workplace.
South African film placed second in international competition
Filmmakers around the world made powerful public service announcement movies on human trafficking and modern day slavery for the HeardPSA campaign. The South African...
South Africa hosts workshop to explain new driven machinery regulations
Changes to the Driven Machinery Regulations have come into effect. To launch the new rules and
standards, employers, company owners and safety officers attended a workshop on the
requirements for the inspection and testing of driven machinery.
Women of excellence: Pontsho Manzi, working for female unity and empowerment
Businesswoman, inspirational speaker, coach and image consultant Pontsho Manzi has a cause close to her heart: women empowerment, female unity and the forging of an authentic sisterhood that encompasses confidence, self-esteem and mutual upliftment without competition or envy.
Patel: Africa is vital to South Africa’s economy
South Africa exports almost R300-billion worth of goods to other African countries, sustaining
tens of thousands of local jobs. If they close their markets to South African products as a result
of xenophobic attacks, local workers will lose their jobs, warns the economic affairs minister.
SA looks at pension for low-income earners
Social security for vulnerable workers is being investigated by the Department of
Labour, which will seek information on international best practice from the
International Labour Organization. A discussion paper will be tabled at Nedlac following
approval by the Cabinet.
‘Young people will determine the fate of South Africa’
Launching the UN's new State of the World’s Population Report on Tuesday, minister of social development Bathabile Dlamini said South Africa's predominantly youthful population had the potential to spur economic growth and social change. Read the full text of her speech.
