South Africa: Employee Benefits & Compensation

What happens when the disconnection from purpose takes a different form than simply copying someone else's path? This piece explores the powerful lesson that success flows naturally when women operate within their unique design and purpose, while examining the nuanced ways we can lose alignment with our authentic calling.

South Africa's Department of Employment and Labour has briefed Parliament on regulatory gaps in the digital platform economy, signaling potential sector-specific interventions that may emerge before broader labour law reforms take effect in 2028. The briefing addresses worker classification, algorithmic management, and social protections for platform workers in e-hailing, delivery, and courier services.

Section 68 of the Labour Relations Act (“LRA”) provides the primary remedies available to employers in the case of an unprotected strike. This entails obtaining an interdict against this industrial action or such other conduct (in contemplation or furtherance of it).

​​On 3 October 2025, the Constitutional Court handed down a unanimous ruling in Van Wyk v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others, confirming that South Africa's statutory four months and 10 days of parental leave may be shared between both parents.

The Constitutional Court has ushered in a shift in the legal landscape of parental leave in South Africa.

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that South Africa's parental-leave regime in the BCEA unfairly discriminated between different kinds of parents and has ordered a temporary "reading-in"...

In a significant recent judgment, the Labour Court provided important clarity on the removal of an employment benefit in the case Public Servants Association of South Africa and 490 Others v The

President Ramaphosa has proclaimed the effective date of the amendments to the Employment Equity Act ("EEA") as 1 January 2025.

New Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court Rules: Which rules will apply to matters instituted before the new rules come into effect on 17 July 2024?