Acts
Here you can find Acts issued by the Department of Labour.
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Applies to all employers and workers and regulates leave, working hours, employment contracts, deductions, pay slips, and termination
NB! Remember that the Collective Agreement determines the Conditions of Employment for our industry (not the Basic Conditions of Employment Act), only where it is silent will the Basic Conditions of Employment apply!
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases
Workers who are affected by occupational injuries and diseases are entitled to compensation
Applies to all employers and workers and protects workers and job seekers from unfair discrimination, and also provides a framework for implementing affirmative action
Applies to all workers and employers and aims to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace and the democracy of the workplace.
Occupational Health and Safety
Aims to provide and regulate health and safety at the workplace for all workers
Aims to develop and improve the skills of the South African workforce.
Prescribes how employers should contribute to the National Skills Fund.
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)
Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act
Prescribes how employers should contribute to the UIF Contributions fund.
Unemployment Insurance Act No. 63 of 2001
Provides security to workers when they become unemployed.