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Employers Canโ€™t Hide Behind Technicalities

BYย  ย Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Web Address: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. The Labour Relations Act (LRA), in its definition section says that an employee is someone who works for an employer. However, the designers of the LRA failed toโ€ฆ
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City Investigates Pikitupโ€™s R36-million Waste Crusher Tender

City of Johannesburg Press Statement by The Executive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba City investigates Pikitupโ€™s R36-million waste crusher tender 28 November 2017 Today, I instructed the Cityโ€™s Group Forensic and Investigation Services (GFIS) team to investigate Pikitupโ€™s acquisition of 6 unused waste crushers which were bought in 2014, at a cost of R36-million. One ofโ€ฆ
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Nedbank โ€“ Ratings Actions November 2017

Key points S&P Global has downgraded the South African longโ€term local currency sovereign credit rating to subinvestment grade BB+ (stable outlook) from BBBโ€ and the longโ€term foreign currency sovereign credit rating to BB (stable outlook) from BBโ€. This followed the earlier foreign currency debt downgrade to junk status in April. Moodyโ€™s has left its equivalentโ€ฆ
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Over R16 billion Investment Needed for Ageing Water Infrastructure

City of Johannesburg Press Statement by Executive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba Over R16 billion investment needed for ageing water infrastructure 24 November 2017 Yesterday I was joined by the Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco da Gama, and Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Cllr Nico de Jager, and officials fromโ€ฆ
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Strikes Can Mean Disaster For Employers

BYย  ย Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za Strike season has been dragged out much longer this year than previously. It is already November and the minersโ€™ strike is still to get going. The large corporatesโ€ฆ
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