Over the past year South African labour law has undergone its most radical change since 1995. A new publication from LexisNexis South Africa, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, aims to guide students and practitioners through these significant new acts and amendments, including the Employment Equity Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act, the Labour Relations Amendment Act and the new Employment Services Act.   

Labour Relations Law - A Comprehensive Guide 6th Edition is the indispensable labour law update launched on 18 February 2015. This major update on the previous edition covers the legislative and case law developments that have altered the landscape of labour law in South Africa in recent months.  

“The legislative process took longer than anyone had expected, with the much-debated Labour Relations Amendment Act taking effect on 1 January 2015.  The three Amendment Acts and the Employment Services Act have introduced the most extensive changes to our labour law dispensation since its original enactment,” said Darcy Du Toit, Managing Editor of the book.  

“There has been a vast amount of new case law and landmark decisions, such as Sidumo, which have changed the course of labour law theory as well as practice. In addition, there has been a vigorous re-emergence of common law in the form of claims based on contract rather than statutory rights which, after some divergent judgments, was eventually harmonised with the legislative framework by the Supreme Court of Appeal,” added Du Toit.  

Labour Relations Law: A Comprehensive Guide 6th Edition references several landmark decisions by the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and the Labour Appeal Court which have clarified the law in areas ranging from the review of arbitration awards to the status of affirmative action measures. It also treats issues in more depth, not only in terms of black-letter law, but with regard to the socio-legal context, which is important in the context of purposive interpretation.  

The edition also provides a systematic treatment of the role of common law and the interface between the contract of employment and labour legislation, which has taken on importance since 2006.  

“The book has an extensive bibliography providing a basis for further research using specialist publications, not only for academics but for practitioners preparing on complex questions,” added Professor Du Toit.  

Labour Relations Law: A Comprehensive Guide 6th Edition is available through the LexisNexis online bookstore at a cost of R855.00 (including VAT, excluding delivery), ISBN: 9780409048360. An account is not required to make a purchase in the online bookstore.

Companies are rapidly seeing the benefits of social media. In fact, social media is becoming indispensable for business, but with all the benefits come threats and risks as well for the workplace. Frost & Sullivan’s Global Workforce Study found that 64% of respondent companies limit employee access to social media through content filtering and website blocking technology, 51% restrict access by setting and enforcing policy and 25% have no restrictions on the use of social media by employees.  

Businesses should define clear social media usage policies, specifying who can access social media, what sites they can access, when they can access them, where they can access them and what devices they can use to access social media during work hours. There should be no room left for confusion. Policies should be clear, well defined and communicated to employees.  

Professionals who would benefit by attending include HR Managers, Digital Marketers, Chief Risk Officers, Social Media Strategists, Office Managers, Marketing Managers, HR Consultants, Employee Benefit Managers, Legal Advisors, Digital Projects Managers, e-Commerce Managers, Risk Managers to name a few...  

Rosalind Davey and Khomotso Makapane will facilitate the workshop, teaching all attendees how to understand and and mitigate the risks of social media in the workplace. Both of the facilitators are qualified attorneys from one of South Africa’s top law firms Bowman Gilfillan and specialise in employment law and Rosalind is one of the few attorneys specialising in social media law.  

During the half day workshop social media statistics, constitutional rights, RICA, freedom of expression and the law of defamation, liability for defamatory content on social media and vicarious liability, handling social media misconduct, loss of confidential information and contacts as well as mitigating the risks of social media will be addressed. View full agenda and download registration form at www.aoevents.co.za

Workshop registration fee: R800 pp. Groups of 3 or more receive 10% discount.

Email the completed registration form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to secure your seat.

{pp}COOK FOR PEACE, SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2008

CayleeTalpert of SAUJS and Waleed Majiet Al-Yamani of the Centre for Islamic Studies, University of JHB currently studying for his Masters in Islamic Studies, were the initiators of the Cook for Peace Project.

They met last year at a function hosted by the Desmond Tutu Diversity Trust (www.desmondtutudiversitytrust.co.za). “The Youth Think Tank”

The Desmond Tutu Diversity Trust (DTDT) constitutes a response to the challenges of racism, prejudices, intolerance and hostilities entrenched into the South African society by decades of diversity mismanagement under the apartheid regime.

 

{pp}David Krut Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the thirteenth book and Educational Supplement in the TAXI Art Books series, TAXI-013 Diane Victor, by Elizabeth Rankin and Karen von Veh.

The book will be launched at David Krut Projects, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, on Saturday 1 March at 11 am.

 

{pp}David Krut Publishing (DKP) is pleased to be at Design Indaba EXPO for the first time.

The company aims to promote – through the TAXI Art Books and other publications on the arts, design and architecture – the work of South African artists, writers on the arts, and graphic designers. DKP’s publications have been consistently well received both locally and abroad and are regarded as important contributions to the archive on contemporary South African art history.

 

{pp}The world I paint has no future.
It is a self-contained place without apparent movement.
Yet on closer scrutiny, movement of a sort can be perceived.
A receding pull from the past, to the past.
This pull stems from the exploration of the old roads, an attempt to discover among these paths that which has been forgotten or overlooked.
Strangely, when discovered, the relics that inspire my world carry with them qualities that resonate with the uncertainty we usually associate with the future; their unfamiliarity stems from their connection with a now distant world. - Nowicki 2007

{pp}SKILL SET: Knowledge Resource and Educational Series is a new multi-volume series for designers. Using a practicable, outcomes-based approach, Skill Set will provide instruction in various fields of design, including graphic design, stage design, fashion design and industrial design.

Skill Set will feature locally relevant content, as well as commentary and work by leading local design professionals. The series is aimed at a broad audience that includes learners at secondary schools and tertiary institutions, as well as emerging and experienced professionals.

 

{pp}An inner city regeneration project is set to rejuvenate public areas of Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville while creating over 1000 jobs.

{pp}Once the New Year’s fireworks and festivities had subsided, crystal-ball readers, Sangomas and political analysts have been calling upon their powers to give us their predictions for 2008.

{pp}South Africa will have a second opportunity this year to head the United Nations Security Council, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.