South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa assented to the Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020 on 12 April 2023, amending the Employment Equity Act of 1998. See link below. https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-assents-employment-equity-amendment-bill-12-apr-2023-0000 Introduction:…
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The labour appeal court has upheld the dismissal of a woman, employed by a meat-products company to sell their products, but who ran her own sideline business selling similar goods…