At SynergyHR, we are recently assisted a number of clients with finalising their 2025 Employment Equity (EE) Plans for submission to the Department of Labour (DOL). What’s interesting is that the majority of these businesses don’t have an in-house HR department. Here was the challenge: the EE process should ideally have started at least four months ago prior. Yet, many clients weren’t even aware that they needed to have their new 2025 EE Plan in place by 31 August 2025 in ord

On 3rd October 2025, the Constitutional Court handed down a historic judgement concerning the constitutionality of the current parental leave legislation, in a matter Van Wyk and Others vs Minister of Employment and Labour & Others, that was heard towards the end of 2024. Mr. Van Wyk’s wife was self-employed and wanted to return to work after the birth of their child. Mr. Van Wyk declared that he would be the primary care giver to their newborn child. Mr. van Wyk who was empl

South Africa’s labour relations landscape is as fluid as ever, requiring those tasked with its functional leadership and management to be proactive, pragmatic, and prudent. Proposed changes to South Africa’s labour laws (alluded to in my article titled ‘Fit for Purpose Labour Law Amendments to be Introduced’ published in October 2024) are likely to herald a pivotal step-change in respect of both the country’s traditional, and non-traditional workforces. As the country moves e

The last time a broad-based review of labour legislation was undertaken in South Africa was in 2009/10, with the amendments proposed at that time coming into effect in 2013.  Although there have been amendments to certain pieces of labour legislation in the ensuing decade or so, for instance, amendments to unemployment insurance and compensation for occupational injuries and diseases, it is only at this juncture that a further comprehensive review of labour legislation is bei