Proposed harsher penalties for applicants who lie on their CVs
According to an IOL report dated 31 January 2019, the number of false qualifications is on the rise in the country, with 97 national qualifications that were found to be fraudulent and misrepresented during the period of October-November 2018. Therefore, as a response to this shocking statistic, the National Qualifications Amended Bill was introduced into […]
Are fathers entitled to paternal leave?
Fathers could spend up to two weeks with their newborn babies, while adoptive parents and parents-to-be via surrogacy, could get up to 10 weeks of leave. This is due to the latest Labour Laws Amendment Bill 2017 (“amendment bill”), which was passed by the National Assembly in November 2017. The current labour legislation provides that […]