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Employment law in South Africa

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  • South Africa

    Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act

    Act 37 of 2001

    242 provisions

    This excerpt identifies the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act, 2001 and shows the table of contents, including a section on offences and penalties.

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  • South Africa

    Labour Relations Amendment Act

    Act 8 of 2018

    48 provisions

    The Minister must extend a collective agreement by publishing a notice in the Government Gazette, usually within 60 days of receiving the request, and within 90 days if the registrar finds the bargaining council sufficiently representative.

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  • South Africa

    Labour Relations Amendment Act

    Act 42 of 1996

    50 provisions

    This section amends the Labour Relations Act so agency shop agreements can require employers to deduct an agreed agency fee from certain employees’ wages.

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  • South Africa

    Maintenance Amendment Act

    Act 9 of 2015

    47 provisions

    This section replaces section 6 of the Maintenance Act to further regulate complaints about maintenance.

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  • South Africa

    Protected Disclosures Amendment Act

    Act 5 of 2017

    41 provisions

    This section amends section 1 of the principal Act by adding a definition of “business” and replacing the definition of “disclosure.”

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  • South Africa

    Public Holidays Act

    Act 36 of 1994

    4 provisions

    Sunday and any public holiday are treated as non-business days for laws about bills of exchange or promissory notes.

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  • South Africa

    Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act

    Act 10 of 2016

    36 provisions

    The Act applies to employers and employees, except for very short-hours employees with a particular employer and certain public office holders.

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  • South Africa

    Revenue Laws Amendment Act

    Act 53 of 1999

    97 provisions

    This provision amends parts of the Marketable Securities Tax Act, including definitions, payment allocation rules, and the penalty for an offence.

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  • South Africa

    Revenue Laws Amendment Act

    Act 75 of 2002

    79 provisions

    This section replaces subsection (4) of section 3 so that certain Commissioner decisions can be objected to and appealed.

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  • South Africa

    Taxation Laws Amendment Act

    Act 30 of 1998

    73 provisions

    This section replaces section 5 of the Marketable Securities Tax Act, 1948, and the new section is titled "Penalty on late payments".

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  • South Africa

    Border Management Authority Act

    Act 2 of 2020

    47 provisions

    This section states the purpose of the Border Management Authority Act: to secure the Republic’s borders, protect the national interest, and create integrated border management.

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  • South Africa

    National Forests Amendment Act

    Act 1 of 2022

    232 provisions

    This section summarizes changes to environmental and mining law, including financial provisioning, rehabilitation, inspections, and enforcement powers.

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  • South Africa

    Public Service Amendment Act

    Act 9 of 2025

    48 provisions

    This section replaces the definition of “executive authority” and assigns that role to different office-holders depending on the government body involved.

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