News
COSATU Protest Action 26 February 2026
Introduction Management may be aware, from media reports, that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), intends calling workers […]
SEIFSA Report flags material risks facing Metals and Engineering Sector in 2026
Johannesburg, February 19 2026 – The South African Metals & Engineering Sector faces a difficult 2026, according to the SEIFSA […]
SEIFSA Invites Manufacturers to participate in 2026 Decarbonisation Pilot Programme
Johannesburg, 4 February 2026. The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA), in collaboration with Danish Industry (DI), […]
SEIFSA calls for Expressions Interest for 2026 Climate Readiness Programme
Johannesburg, 27 January 2026. The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) invites interested companies to submit expressions […]
Navigating Sick Leave and Time-Off Approvals: Ensuring Compliance and Avoiding Disputes
A warm welcome back, and may 2026 be a year where you achieve both your personal and company goals. At […]
SEIFSA’S YEAR-END MESSAGE: ECONOMY SHOWS IMPROVEMENT BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
Johannesburg, 12 December 2025 – A look back over 2025 reveals another busy year and not just for the Steel […]
Navigating Sick Leave and Time-Off Approvals: Ensuring Compliance and Avoiding Disputes
Approving sick leave, family responsibility leave (FRL), and other time-off requests may seem straightforward on paper. However, in practice, ensuring […]
Relaunch of SEIFSA Training Centre showcases wide-ranging upgrades
Johannesburg, 29 October 2025 – The SEIFSA Training Centre (STC), which is run in partnership with Thuthukisa, showed off its […]
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT ON PARENTAL LEAVE
We previously reported that the Constitutional Court had been tasked with determining whether certain provisions of the BCEA and the […]
Navigating Sick Leave and Time-Off Approvals: Ensuring Compliance and Avoiding Disputes
A warm welcome back, and may 2026 be a year where you achieve both your personal and company goals. At […]
Navigating Sick Leave and Time-Off Approvals: Ensuring Compliance and Avoiding Disputes
Approving sick leave, family responsibility leave (FRL), and other time-off requests may seem straightforward on paper. However, in practice, ensuring […]
The importance of drafting a valid will
Time and again, we have watched as families battle in court for the distribution assets belonging to a deceased estate. […]
NEW CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE ON DISMISSAL GAZETTED
The Minister of Employment and Labour published the new Code of Good Practice: Dismissals, on 4 September 2025. The new […]
Right to privacy vs proving a defence
On 4 February 1997, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa came into effect. The Constitution defines South Africa […]
SUSPENSION PENDING DISCIPLINARY ACTION: WHEN IS SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY JUSTIFIED?
One of the common tools in an employer’s disciplinary arsenal is the precautionary suspension of an employee, pending the outcome […]
New Earning Threshold in Terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment
The Minister of Employment and Labour has recently published the new earning threshold in terms of Section 6(3) of the […]
Spiritual Leave
The BCEA provides for annual leave, sick leave, maternal leave, parental leave, adoption leave and family responsibility leave. With regards […]
Harmless flirting or sexual harassment
INTRODUCTION Majority of employees spend most of their time in the workplace. This makes workplaces fertile ground for building friendships […]
Management Brief – Wage increases
Annual Wage increases Details of the wage increase Effective from 1 July 2025 METAL INDUSTRY WAGE INCREASES During the 2024 wage […]
Draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissal
On 22 January 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour published the Draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissal (draft […]
ARCELORMITTAL DECIDES FINALLY ON LONG STEEL’S
Johannesburg, 9 January 2025 – ArcelorMittal (SA) has made a final decision on mothballing its long-steel operations at its Newcastle […]
SEIFSA and NUMSA conclude Historic Agreement in record time
After three formal engagements SEIFSA and NUMSA have concluded the terms of a historic three-year wage agreement for the period […]
SEIFSA and unions call for a metals and engineering industries reconstruction, reindustrialization and development plan
Negotiations on the 10 April held between SEIFSA representing the 18 affiliated Employer Organizations, NUMSA, Solidarity, UASA, MEWUSA, SAEWA and […]