RETIREMENT AGE AND BEYOND

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On 25 February 2023

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 In a recent Labour Appeal Court (“LAC”) decision the long-standing deliberation of reaching retirement age and working beyond retirement age was again placed in the spotlight [Motor Industry Staff Association & Another v Great South Autobody CC (LAC) JA68 2021]. 1.2 Section 187 of the Labour Relations Act (“LRA”) was scrutinised in comparison to prior […]

The Labour Appeal Court has spoken: When the Labour Broker’s employee becomes your employee.

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On 17 November 2019

On 10 July 2017 the Labour Appeal Court (“LAC”) handed down Judgment in the matter between NUMSA & Assigned Services & Others (JA96/15) regarding the interpretation of Section 198A(3)(b)(i) of the Labour Relations Act (“LRA”) in respect of Labour Brokers. The LAC held that the plain language of the section interpreted in the context unambiguously […]

Your buildings are secured, but is your personal information? The impact of POPI on the development and security industries

Posted by F&P
On 17 November 2019

What is POPIA? The Protection of Personal Information Act (‘POPIA’), is South Africa’s first piece of comprehensive data privacy legislation. POPIA regulates, amongst many other aspects, how information is collected, processed, stored and destroyed. Importantly, it also creates very strong rights, duties and obligations for persons and companies with respect to the information that they […]