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Remuneration & Payroll

National minimum wage 2026: What workers (and employers) need to know

Danelle Plaatjies and Ludwig Frahm-Arp 2 days

Photos of the living conditions, taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry, at Drake Clothing in KwaZulu-Natal. Inspections are carried out with SARS, immigration officials and the police. There have been some arrests for breaking immigration law. Photos supplied (GroundUp)

Labour Law

KZN sweatshops sued for labour law violations

Tania Broughton 12 Feb 2026

Remuneration & Payroll

National Minimum Wage bumped to over R30 per hour

4 Feb 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Employment protection for performers: Call for public comment

29 Jan 2026

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Employment and Data Protection, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' Chloë Loubser: Tectonic shifts for SA’s labour laws

Chloë Loubser 19 Jan 2026

When amendments to the Companies Act are signed into law, companies will have to disclose the gap between the highest-paid and the lowest-paid employee. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

New law will reveal South Africa’s huge pay gaps

Dr Salomé Teuteberg 12 Dec 2025

SME compliance in SA: What every small business should know

Entrepreneurship

SME compliance in SA: What every small business should know

19 Jun 2025

Employment Equity

How to obtain a copy of your EE compliance certificate

Melissa Cogger, Talita Laubscher, and Chloë Loubser 27 May 2025

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Employment Equity

EE reporting for designated employers: What first-timers need to know

Talita Laubscher, Melissa Cogger, and Chloë Loubser 19 May 2025

Labour Law & Unions

#WorkersDay: Evolution of SA labour laws

Chloë Loubser 5 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

All work, no pay: How to deal with employers that owe you money

Dakalo Singo 2 Apr 2025

Workers at a household goods wholesaler in Johannesburg must be paid the minimum wage, not according to targets reached, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Women workers win major victory on minimum wage

Tania Broughton 26 Feb 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

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Labour Law

Results-based remuneration: Do minimum wage rules apply if you're not paid by the hour?

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Siya Ngcamu and Eugene Chaphi 12 Feb 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Minimum wage increase is coming: Is your business prepared?

John Botha 5 Feb 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Minimum wage recommendations for 2025 - last chance to comment

Tara Roos 13 Jan 2025

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African employment law trends - employee rights and well-being, workplace and technology evolution

Chloë Loubser 13 Jan 2025

Nicol Myburgh, head of HR Services at CRS outlines some changes businesses face following the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEA) 4 of 2022 coming into effect

Employment Equity

New Employment Equity Amendment Act: Compliance is achievable

3 Jan 2025

Four years after the landmark Concourt Mahalangu ruling, domestic workers are still unable to access compensation. Archive photo: Bernard Chiguvare / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple

Kimberly Mutandiro and GroundUp Staff 26 Nov 2024

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HR & Management

Employment and Labour to host Employment Standards Conference

3 Oct 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Have your say on 2025 national minimum wage determination

22 Aug 2024

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Agriculture

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Liezl Human 8 Jul 2024

TES providers can elevate citrus farming profits, community relations

Agro-processing

TES providers can elevate citrus farming profits, community relations

Musa Dlamini 19 Apr 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Is the new minimum wage sustainable... for employees?

9 Apr 2024

Health & Social Welfare

#Sona2024: Govt to extend and improve R350 social relief grant

9 Feb 2024

3 factors that small businesses need to consider when building their workforce

Legal Regulations

3 factors that small businesses need to consider when building their workforce

Issued by Business Partners Limited 7 Feb 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

3 considerations for small businesses when building their workforce

7 Feb 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

National minimum wage increases

5 Feb 2024

Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment & Compensation Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Adapting to change and the growing call for DEI

Johan Botes 18 Jan 2024

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Labour Law

Several Mpumalanga farm owners issued with contravention and prohibition notices for violating laws

11 Jan 2024

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Labour Law

National minimum wage: Do benefits and bonuses count?

Hlengiwe Skosana and Minenhle Ntuli 27 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2023: HR & Management

19 Dec 2023

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Remuneration & Payroll

Commission recommends a CPI plus 3% adjustment in National Minimum Wage

8 Dec 2023

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why SA companies might not pay living wages

23 Nov 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Deadline looms for comments on minimum wage adjustments

5 Sep 2023

Domestic workers marched to the Union Buildings in Tshwane to demand workplace compensation for injuries or death and better working conditions. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Domestic workers battle with workplace compensation despite landmark ruling in 2020

Kimberly Mutandiro 8 Aug 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

What the amended employment equity laws mean for diversity and transformation

Johan Botes and Verushca Pillay 9 May 2023

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Employment Equity

Bill signals major boost for workplace equity

12 Apr 2023

Mininum wage increase a threat to agri jobs and sector, says Kwanulu

Agribusiness

Mininum wage increase a threat to agri jobs and sector, says Kwanulu

2 Mar 2023

Impact of the National Minimum Wage on agribusinesses

Agribusiness

Impact of the National Minimum Wage on agribusinesses

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Joani van Vuuren, Jamie Jacobs, Kgolagano Legobye 27 Feb 2023

Economy

SA's minimum hourly wage increase applauded

24 Feb 2023

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Remuneration & Payroll

National Minimum Wage increases

Dhevarsha Ramjettan 22 Feb 2023

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Occupational Health & Safety

Deadline for submissions on protection of community health workers extended

7 Feb 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2022: HR & Management

12 Dec 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Domestic workers urged to report employers not complying with minimum wage

29 Aug 2022

Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses

SMEs

Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Aug 2022

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Public Transport

Why the South African state should not subsidise minibus taxi owners

Andrew Kerr 4 Jul 2022

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HR & Management

How newly available broadcast spectrum is creating employment opportunities

Natashia Barnabas 1 Jul 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Over R2m recovered from labour non-compliance cases

30 Jun 2022