by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Mar 2, 2026 | Employment and Labour Law
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2026 by 5% from R28,79 per hour to R30,23 per hour. Domestic workers: Assuming a work month of 22 days x 8 hours per day, R30,23 per hour equates to R241,84 per day or...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Jan 27, 2026 | Employment and Labour Law
“Sexual harassment is the most heinous conduct that plagues the workplace.” (Extract from the judgment below) Our courts have no tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace, stressing that, at its core, it is concerned with power dynamics at work. A recent Labour...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Nov 25, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
“The employer shall ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that all persons who may be directly affected by his activities are not thereby exposed to hazards to their health or safety.” (Occupational Health and Safety Act) The season of goodwill, holidays,...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Oct 28, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
“Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.” (Ed Asner, actor with a great sense of humour!) A game-changing judgment from our Constitutional Court sets out new rules for parental leave. The joy of becoming parents, and a father’s leave dilemma The birth of a...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Oct 28, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law, General Interest, Road Traffic
“Forewarned is forearmed.” (Wise old proverb) Government keeps assuring us that the long-delayed AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) system will finally begin its full national rollout on 1 December 2025. Is this another false start or the...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Aug 26, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
“There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men.” (William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) A recent Labour Court decision is a stark reminder to employees that an employment relationship is founded on trust, and that any breach of that trust could justify...
