Government has welcomed the adoption of the Employment Tax Incentive Bill, which is aimed at reversing the high levels of youth unemployment. The bill proposes a youth wage subsidy aimed at encouraging employers, through … [Read more...]
SA, EU vow to tackle employment
Pretoria – The 6th South Africa-European Union (SA-EU) Summit ended on Thursday, with leaders in agreement that joint programmes were needed to address the common challenge of job creation. In a joint communiqué … [Read more...]
Marginal improvement in Employment Equity
Pretoria – There has been a slight increase in the representation of the black population in top management positions, according to the 13th edition... GlobalBuzz-SA - Your Employment and Recruitment … [Read more...]
Department creates employment through learnerships
Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services says it has employed close to 3000 unemployed youth in the past year through learnership and... GlobalBuzz-SA - Your Employment and Recruitment … [Read more...]
Progress on Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill
Pretoria - Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour has adopted changes to the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, which will pave the... GlobalBuzz-SA - Your Employment and Recruitment … [Read more...]
Formal sector employment up
Pretoria - The number of people employed in South Africa’s formal non-agricultural sector grew by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2012, Statistics South... GlobalBuzz-SA - Your Employment and Recruitment … [Read more...]
Change conditions of employment
Cape Town - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on mining houses to change their conditions of employment to enable miners to visit their homes and see their families more often. The migrant labour system, … [Read more...]
Growth in June employment numbers
Pretoria - The number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by about 0.5% or 42 000 people in the second quarter, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The June Quarterly Employment … [Read more...]
Employment equity law to be strengthened
Cape Town - The Department of Labour intends introducing proposals to strengthen companies' compliance with the Employment Equity Act, said Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant. The Commission of Employment Equity (CEE) … [Read more...]
Slight growth in March employment numbers
Pretoria - The number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy increased by about 5 000 persons (or 0.1%) in the first quarter, says Statistics South Africa. In its March … [Read more...]