Defence Sector Code
The new Defence Sector Code was gazetted on 9 November 2018 by the Department of Trade and Industry. This Sector Code also came into effect on the date of publication. It will be applicable to all enterprises in the South African Defence Industry (SADI) – these include National or Provincial Departments, Organs of State, Public Entities as well as private enterprises providing defence material and/or any other supplies, products and services to the Department of Defence or its agencies. SADI...
eLearning through your own device – a growing trend
With the benefits of eLearning in the workplace discussed in a previous article, the focus is now on the growing trend of micro training through your own device (Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD). Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or your Own Technology (BYOT) has gained popularity in recent years when it comes to employee training. More than half of South Africans are connected to the internet through smart devices. This makes eLearning through a smartphone/tablet, a viable option for South African...
When will the ECTA be applicable?
The enactment of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 2002 (herein referred to as the ‘ECTA’) introduces some aspects which needs to be considered when creating websites for businesses and concluding electronic transactions. Transaction (ECTA definition): “a transaction of either a commercial or non-commercial nature, and includes the provision of information and e-government services”. Wherever an Electronic Transaction is concluded, ECTA will apply to that...
Versuim om wangedrag te rapporteer kan jou werk kos
Werkgewers staar dikwels die frustrerende dilemma in die gesig dat hulle moet staatmaak op inligting van hul werknemers om die plegers van wangedrag te identifiseer, en hulle weier opsetlik om die inligting te verskaf. Werknemers wat opsetlik versuim om wangedrag wat deur ander werknemers gepleeg is te openbaar, kan ontslaan word omdat hulle die verpligting van trou wat hulle teenoor die werkgewer het, verbreek – wat die vertrouensverhouding onuithoudbaar maak. Hierdie oplossing is bevestig...
Verdediging Sektor Kode
Die nuwe Verdediging Sektorkode is gepubliseer op 9 November 2018 deur die Departement van Handel en Nywerheid. Hierdie Sektorkode het dan ook met onmiddellike effek in werking getree vanaf die datum van publikasie. Hierdie Sektorkode sal van toepassing wees op alle entiteite in die Suid-Afrikaanse Verdediging Industrie (SAVI) en sluit in Nasionale of Provinsiale Departemente, Staatsorgane, Publieke Entiteite asook private entiteite wat verdedigingsmateriaal en/of enige ander voorraad,...
Wanneer sal die ECTA van toepassing wees?
Die inwerkingtreding van die Wet op Elektroniese Kommunikasie en Transaksies 2002 (hierin verwys na as die ‘ECTA’) bevat ‘n paar aspekte wat in ag geneem moet word wanneer webwerwe vir besighede geskep word en wanneer elektroniese transaksies aangegaan word. Transaksie (ECTA definisie): “‘n transaksie van kommersiële of nie-kommersiële aard, en sluit in die verskaffing van inligting en e-regering dienste“. Waar ‘n elektroniese transaksie gesluit word, sal die ECTA op daardie transaksie van...
Consequences of disregarding picketing rules
The retailer Dis-Chem has made headlines with a worker strike that resulted in the Labour Court barring union members from picketing and protesting outside the retailer's stores until 27 February 2019. This ruling made a statement on the transformation of collective bargaining in South Africa. Labour laws in practice The right to picket can be traced back to Section 17 of South Africa’s Constitution (1996) which provides that everybody (strikers and their supporters) has the right to collect,...
The Right To Deny An External Representative At A Disciplinary Hearing
Item 4 of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal, contained in Schedule 8 ofthe Labour Relations Act (LRA), deals with some of the key aspects ofdismissals based on misconduct. More specifically, The Code of Good Practicestates the following: “The employer should notify the employee of theallegations against him, allow the employee a reasonable opportunity toprepare, to state their case in response to the allegations and that theemployee should be entitled to the assistance of a trade...
Yes To Y.E.S Initiative
The Youth Employment Services (Y.E.S) initiative was gazetted on 28 August 2018 with an accompanying practice note on 12 October 2018. This initiative will be run and monitored by the Yes-4-Youth non-profit organisation. Should an entity wish to implement and take part in the Y.E.S Initiative they need to register on the Yes-4-Youth website at: www.yes4youth.co.za. If you do not register on this website you will not be able to claim the enhancement for your Broad – Based Black Economic...
Proving Your Case: Know Your Elements Of Misconduct
Proving an employee’s guilt to a specific offense is like baking a cake: If you don’t put in the right ingredients, the cake will flop. To know which ingredients you must put in, you must have a recipe, which tells you exactly what, and how much off a certain ingredient is needed. Similarly, in the Labour Law, a specific misconduct requires specific elements to be proven to find an employee guilty on a balance of probabilities. Therefore, if an employer does not know what the specific...