Labour Law Definitions - LE Consult Group https://leconsultgroup.com Empower People & Business to Prosper Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:47:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://leconsultgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/LE-Icon_30x30-33x33.png Labour Law Definitions - LE Consult Group https://leconsultgroup.com 32 32 Legal Definition of a CCMA https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-ccma/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:49:58 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=12516 Legal Definition ‘CCMA’ refers to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration, which is an organisation created under section 112 of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 to resolve Labour disputes. What does this mean practically? Practically, this means that the CCMA is a government body that helps resolve conflicts between employers and employees through […]

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]]> Legal Definition of a Basic Condition of Employment https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-a-basic-condition-of-employment/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:45:18 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=12510 Legal Definition ‘basic condition of employment’ means a provision of this Act or sectoral determination that stipulates a minimum term or condition of employment, and includes the national minimum wage. What does this mean practically? Practically, this means that employers must adhere to the minimum standards for employment terms and conditions as outlined in the […]

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]]> Legal Definition of a Week https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-a-week/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:07:50 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=12096 Legal Definition ‘week’ in relation to an employee, means the period of seven days within which the working week of that employee ordinarily falls; A ‘week’ for an employee is defined as a continuous seven-day period that aligns with the employee’s regular working schedule. What does this mean practically? Practically, this means that a week […]

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]]> Legal Definition of Public Holiday https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-public-holiday/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:04:39 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=12091 Legal Definition of a Public Holiday As per the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and Public Holidays Act A ‘public holiday’ is a day officially recognised as a holiday under the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (Act 36 of 1994), during which public and private sectors typically observe a break from work. What does this mean […]

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]]> Legal Definition of Wage https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-wage/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:52:27 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11885 Legal Definition ‘wage’ means the amount of money paid or payable to an employee in respect of ordinary hours of work or, if they are shorter, the hours an employee ordinarily works in a day or week. What does this mean practically? Practically, this means that wages refer to the standard pay employees earn for […]

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]]> Legal Definition of Remuneration https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-remuneration/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:45:18 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11795 Legal Definition of Remuneration in South Africa: As per the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and Labour Relations Act ‘The meaning of remuneration refers to any payment in money or in kind, or both in money and in kind, made or owing to any person in return for that person working for any other person, […]

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]]> Legal Definition of Overtime https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-overtime/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:38:05 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11790 Legal Definition ‘overtime’ means the time that an employee works during a day or a week over ordinary hours of work (i.e. more than 45 hours a week or 8/9 hours per day); What does this mean practically? Practically, this means that if an employee works more hours than their regular schedule (as defined by […]

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]]> Legal Definition of a Dispute https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-a-dispute/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:27:11 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11743 Dispute Meaning: Legal Definition and Explanation As per the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and Labour Relations Act The meaning of a dispute refers to any disagreement or conflict, whether it has been formally confirmed or is just claimed to exist. The definition of’dispute’ includes an alleged dispute. How does the meaning of a dispute […]

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]]> Legal Definition of Farm Worker https://leconsultgroup.com/legal-definition-of-farm-worker/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:05:16 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11651 Legal Definition ‘farm worker’ means an employee who is employed mainly in or in connection with farming activities, and includes an employee who wholly or mainly performs domestic work in a home on a farm; A ‘farm worker’ is an employee whose primary job involves working on a farm or in farming-related activities. This also […]

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]]> Legal Definition of Employee https://leconsultgroup.com/employee-definition-in-bcea/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:52:50 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11624 Employee Meaning and Legal Definition ’employee’ means— any person, excluding an independent contractor, who works for another person or for the State and who receives, or is entitled to receive any remuneration; and any other person who in any manner assists in carrying on or conducting the business of an employer, and ’employed’ and ’employment’ […]

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]]> Senior Managerial Employee Definition https://leconsultgroup.com/senior-managerial-employee-definition/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:02:22 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11568 Legal Definition ‘senior managerial employee‘ means an employee who has the authority to hire, discipline and dismiss employees and to represent the employer internally and externally; A ‘senior managerial employee’ is someone who has significant decision-making power, including the ability to hire, discipline, and fire other employees, as well as represent the employer both within […]

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]]> Workplace Definition https://leconsultgroup.com/workplace-definition/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:24:06 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11391 Legal Definition of Workplace As per the Basic Conditions of Employment Act ‘workplace’ means any place where employees work. I.e. a ‘workplace’ is any location where employees carry out their job duties. What does this mean practically? Practically, this means that a workplace encompasses any physical or virtual location where employees perform their tasks, whether it’s […]

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]]> Domestic Worker Definition https://leconsultgroup.com/domestic-worker-definition/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:45:19 +0000 https://leconsultgroup.com/?p=11292 Legal Definition ‘domestic worker’ means an employee who performs domestic work in the home of his or her employer and includes— a gardener; a person employed by a household as driver of a motor vehicle; and a person who takes care of children, the aged, the sick, the frail or the disabled, but does not […]

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