Planned Protest

By CTL Group Holdings | September 25, 2024

PROTEST ACTION 1. COSATU will be calling upon all workers to support a socio-economic protest action by engaging in various forms of protests.  2. The forms of protest actions and actions in contemplation of the strike will involve.  A National Day of Protest on 7 October 2024 – this will take the form of marches…

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Costly Negligence

By CTL Group Holdings | September 23, 2024

In a landmark ruling in Mogale and Another v National Health Laboratory Services (JS958/2019) [2024] ZALCJHB 362 (13 September 2024), the Labour Court awarded damages in favour of the National Health Laboratory Services in the amount of R22,477,891.70. This decision marks a significant victory in holding executives accountable for their actions and highlights the importance…

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New smoking laws for South Africa want fines and jail time for lighting up around non-smokers

By CTL Group Holdings | September 6, 2024

The Department of Health has re-presented the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill to the portfolio committee on health, kick-starting the process to get the laws passed once again. Broadly, the Bill is proposed legislation that will regulate the sale, advertising, and use of tobacco products and electronic delivery systems. However, it also introduces very…

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SMOKERS BEWARE!

By CTL Group Holdings | September 2, 2024

The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill 2018 (“the Bill”) prohibits smoking in any prescribed outdoor public place and, more importantly from an employment law perspective, at the workplace, where smoking may pose a health, fire or other hazard. Notably, the Bill will have a broad application as the prohibition on smoking will not…

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