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18 May 2012
Well over 100 000 Private Security industry workers are set to benefit from a hectic program of public briefings into the wages and conditions of employment following a series of meetings conducted in Limpopo this week.
The briefing sessions – which are part of the investigations by the Department of Labour’s Employment Conditions Commission (ECC) – started on Tuesday in Thohoyandou and proceeded to Tzaneen before concluding in Polokwane on Friday. The sessions, which were also held simultaneously in the Eastern Cape, drew an enthusiastic audience from the industry players ranging from owners of private security firms, trade …
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The Department of Labour is in the process of conducting an investigation in the Private Security Sector and Civil Engineering Sector, with the view of setting the conditions of employment and minimum wages within these sectors.
The Department is therefore embarking on a consultation process as part of its information gathering process. The employers, employees and Trade Unions are therefore invited to attend public hearings for these sectors.
All inputs from interested parties will be highly appreciated.
PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR
Date: 16 May 2012,
Venue: Port Elizabeth Labour Centre
Time: 10h00
Date: 17 May 2012
Venue: East London Labour Centre …
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Stricter laws may stifle employment
South Africa shed 75000 jobs in the first quarter of the year based on the information released by Statistics South Africa. It has been repeatedly communicated to Government for some time now that the business environment is not conducive to business operation and inevitably job creation.
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WHAT IS CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL?
A recent case before the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) requires a review of a notorious topic – Constructive Dismissal.
It is often the exception rather than the rule when an employer makes continued employment intolerable for an employee with the result that …
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dated 24 April 2012 held at the Protea Hotel, Kimberley
1. Introduction
This was the sixth scheduled session and a follow – up on the one held in Bloemfontein on 23 April 2012. There was a very late venue change.
The proceedings started at 10:00 am. The local chap, did not introduce himself, but rather introduced proceedings.
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The applicant employee was dismissed for making false accusations of sexual harassment against a supervisor, and for exposing her breast to him. The employee denied exposing herself to the supervisor, and claimed that he had once touched her breast and repeatedly poked her in the ribs, despite her clear indication that this was unwanted. The supervisor admitted only that he had occasionally touched the applicant on the shoulder to attract her attention while she was working at her machine, but denied any sexual motivation.
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