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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 […]
SEIFSA IN-COMING PRESIDENT MERVYN NAIDOO CALLS FOR A BOLD INDUSTRIAL AGENDA ANCHORED IN INFRASTRUCTURE-LED GROWTH
JOHANNESBURG, 6 October 2025 – Mervyn Naidoo Group Chief Executive Officer, Actom (Pty) Ltd was elected President of the Steel […]
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 […]
SEIFSA-SPONSORED METALS INNOVATION HUB HONOURS SUCCESSFUL SMES
Johannesburg, 3 September 2025 – Emerging SMEs were celebrated at the Metals Innovation Hub Exhibition and Certification ceremony on August […]
SEIFSA’S WOMEN OF STEEL CONFERENCE CELEBRATES STRONG FEMALE LEADERS
Johannesburg, 26 August 2025, the women on the panel at the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) […]
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 […]
Ensuring fairness and consistency in disciplinary action
The recent ruling in Goodyear South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (PR142/22) [2024] […]
Dismissal Misconduct: Substance Abuse
INTRODUCTION The evolving landscape surrounding substance use, particularly alcohol and cannabis, in the workplace presents new challenges for employers. While […]
Addressing Absenteeism, Abscondment, and Desertion: A Practical Guide for Employers
Addressing Absenteeism, Abscondment, and Desertion: A Practical Guide for Employers INTRODUCTION In the fast-paced and often busy months of December […]
Employee behaviour outside the office – employer rights and responsibilities
A recent high-profile incident on a domestic flight has sparked conversation about the extent of an employer’s authority to discipline […]