The hidden risks of using independent contractors

Aka the need to ensure you are using a compliant provider

Introduction

The Labour Relations Act (Act 66 of 1995) defines an ‘employee’ as “any person, excluding an independent contractor who works …

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Labour Law Update – Running Riot

Running riot: Bystanders claim for damages

• The High Court, in Garvis & others v South African Transport & Allied Workers Union & another (2580/2007, 9 September 2010) was …

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Labour Law Update – Territorial discrimination & Striking award

Atlantis Foundries provided subsidised transport between home and work for weekly-paid workers, which monthly paid employees could also use, if they so wished. The service was not of much use …

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B-BBEE Newsflash

Skills Development Workshop Highlights – BEE Technical Update – Generic Scorecard

The Skills development score is calculated by measuring Total spend on Black, Black Female and Black Disabled employees as well …

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Labour Law Update – Procedural Fairness & Changes to Conditions of Employment

The project manager was responsible for overseeing payments of social grants by the employer. When he reached retirement age, he was retained on a series of fixed-term contracts, which were …

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Global Bugle – October 2011

Are our businesses becoming too dependant on the exis-tence or participation of that one match winner? What happens if he/she moves on, is laid low for a bit, or heaven …

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Storm over prison staff demographics in W Cape

Five senior coloured officials are taking the department of correctional services (DCS) to court, claiming they have been denied promotions because of their race, the Cape Times newspaper reported on Tuesday….

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NCC come out with guns blazing

By Adv. Neville Melville

National Consumer Commissioner Ms Mamodupi Mohlala came out with guns blazing at the
Consumer Goods Council of South Africa’s annual conference held at Sandton Sun 6-7 October 2011.
She …

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NCC vows to crack down on retailers

Business Report, October 7 2011 at 05:00am

Ayanda Mdluli

A crackdown on retailers selling contaminated food and defective electronic goods to unsuspecting rural
consumers was announced yesterday by the consumer commissioner Mamodupi Mohlala.

The …

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Newsflash: GBS

GBS is in the process of becoming an associate of Madeasy, Advocate Melville’s organisation which specialises in Consumer Protection.
We will soon be able to provide a wider range of Consumer …

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