With millions of South Africans unemployed — particularly young people — employers wield enormous power. The message is clear: “If you don’t accept these conditions, there are…

When workers are divided by political loyalty to competing parties, they cannot effectively unite against employers during wage negotiations

Addressing workplace trauma requires empathy, legal compliance and interventions such as counselling and training

Employers, work policies and labour law do not accommodate this health issue, which results in women missing promotions, getting unfair performance reviews or losing their jobs

In many cases, the digital economy presents a perceived lifeline for families who are struggling to make ends meet

A break every year is an employee’s right, but if not taken in the six-month annual cycle, you forfeit it

Minister Thulas Nxesi has raised the earnings threshold for employees receiving certain protections under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act

While it is stressful to lose your job, it can open new doors for you

Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare

About a million women are employed to work in private homes, enabling the economy to function and their employers to work and return to clean homes and cared for children

A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’

Broadcaster cites “poor sales effectiveness, ineffective commercial product, old pricing models and inadequate technology infrastructure” as driving cuts

The state needs civil society to help to combat malnutrition, which stunts children’s potential

Cosatu in the Western Cape says re-introducing a labour law that requires unions to conduct ballots before strikes would not solve violent acts.

A new earnings threshold announced by the labour minister entitles certain employees to now be compensated for overtime, a lawyer said on Monday.