Equal Pay for Equal Work

In the matter of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa v Hoyo (CA04/2023) [2024] ZALAC 57; [2025] 2 BLLR 160 (LAC) (6 November 2024) the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) overturned a Labour Court decision that had found the employer guilty of unfair discrimination against the employee on the basis of race and unfair discrimination. The LAC found…

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PRESIDENT SIGNS INTO LAW THE BILL WHICH CRIMINALISES HATE CRIMES AND HATE SPEECH

This legislative measure gives effect to South Africa’s obligations in terms of the Constitution and international human rights instruments concerning racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in accordance with international law obligations. The Constitution sets out certain basic values, including human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms…

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