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  • Vaccination and employment
    A new set of ‘Consolidated Directions on Occupational Health and Safety Measure in Certain Workplaces’ was gazetted on 11 June 2021. The contents are by and large similar to that of the previous COVID-19 related Consolidated Directions (of 1 October 2020), but several provisions pertaining to vaccination have been added. General vaccination obligations In...
  • Mandela Day 2021 Employment Drive
    Nelson Mandela said it best, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Tackling the unemployment rate among our country’s youth may seem like an impossible task....
  • The State Of South Africa’s Cyber-security In Freelancing Landscapes
    Since the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent government directives worldwide for quarantine and remote working, cyber threats have increased. According to Accenture's report, malware attacks in South Africa rose by 22% in the first quarter of 2019, translating to...
  • How you can help meet the demand for tech skills
    Although the world faces a multitude of uncertainties, the one thing that you can be sure of is that the growth of the tech industry is rampant. You can help meet the demand for tech skills and this article aims to explain what these skills are.  With many businesses embracing AI and choosing to move towards digitising within a short space of time, the demand for tech skills is at an all-...
  • Fixed-term contracts and severance pay
    Question: Is an employee whose fixed-term contract comes to an end entitled to severance pay? Answer: An employee who has been employed for more than 24 months is entitled to severance pay when the fixed-term contract comes to an end unless the employee earns in excess of the relevant income threshold (R224080,30 per year (R18673 per month)) prescribed by the Minister of Labour in...