Do employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave enjoy any special protection in the event of redundancy in South Africa?

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on May 30, 2017 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, South Africa

Under South African Labour Law, employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave enjoy extensive protection from discriminatory conduct and dismissal if such discrimination or dismissal is directly or indirectly based on their pregnancy. In terms of section 187(1)(e) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA), any dismissal based on pregnancy is an automatically unfair … Continue reading

Flexible employment reforms in the Netherlands

By Suzanne Kampijon and Annette van Beers on March 6, 2014 Posted in Contracts, The Netherlands

On Tuesday 18 February 2014, the Dutch Lower House voted in favour of a bill relating to the Work and Security Act. If the Upper House also votes in favour, dismissal procedures and the Unemployment Insurance Act will be reformed. The bill also contains measures to prevent the improper use of flexible employment. The changes … Continue reading

South Africa – Child care obligations. What are an employer’s obligations?

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on November 18, 2013 Posted in South Africa

Currently, none of the major pieces of employment and labour legislation in South Africa specifically deal with an employer’s obligations when it offers childcare facilities to its employees’ children. Our legislation does however contain regulations providing pregnant employees with minimum childbirth rights and also seek to protect them after the birth of a child and … Continue reading