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Important facts of the new Finance Services Sector Codes
What should you know about the new Finance Services Sector Codes?
The Finance Services Codes require all contributors to aggressively promote a competitive and transformed financial sector that mirrors the demographics of South Africa.
5 Things to know on the new Construction Sector Codes
What is the impact of the gazetted Construction Sector Codes on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)?
The Amended Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Sector Codes for the Construction and the Finance Services sector
The impact of the new Agri Sector Code on B-BBEE
What is the impact of the new Agri Sector Code on B-BBEE?
The Amended Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Sector Code for the Agriculture Sector was gazetted on 8 December 2017.
The BCEA and annual leave for employees
The BCEA is only applicable to employees who work for the same employer for more than 24 hours a month.
Section 20 of the Basic Condition of Employment Act, Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA) deals with annual leave.
The BCEA and rest periods for employees
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) makes provision for adequate rest periods to be taken between shifts for workers in South Africa.
This is to ensure that the occupational health and safety of employees are not affected and that they work reasonable periods.
Employer responsibilities for Health and Safety in the workplace
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), 1993 requires the employer to have and maintain, as far a reasonably possible, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of the employees.
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