Topic
Employment
Hiring, managing and parting ways with staff in South Africa runs on paperwork: a proper contract, written warnings, grievances and the right notice. Everything here follows the BCEA and LRA.
Contract templates
Guides
- What must be in a South African employment contract? (BCEA checklist)
Section 29 of the BCEA lists 16 things every employer must give a new employee in writing. Here's the full checklist.
- How to open a CCMA case in South Africa (referral form, steps and time limits)
Step-by-step: how to refer an unfair dismissal or unfair labour practice to the CCMA, the 30-day and 90-day time limits, and what happens at conciliation.
- Retrenchment in South Africa: section 189 steps and severance pay
How a fair retrenchment works under section 189 of the LRA: consultation, the written notice, selection criteria and minimum severance pay.
- Constructive dismissal in South Africa: what it is and how to prove it
When resigning counts as a dismissal under the LRA, what you must prove, and the 30-day deadline to go to the CCMA.
- Notice period in South Africa: how much notice to resign or dismiss?
The BCEA minimum notice periods for resignation and termination, whether notice can be in days, and what happens if you leave without working it.
- Disciplinary hearing in South Africa: steps for a fair process
How to run a fair disciplinary hearing under the LRA Code of Good Practice, the employee's rights and when dismissal is appropriate.
- Sick leave, annual leave and maternity leave in South Africa (BCEA)
How many sick days, leave days and maternity leave South African employees get under the BCEA, and when a doctor's note is required.
- Minimum wage South Africa 2026: R30.23 an hour explained
The 2026 national minimum wage, what it means per day and per month, who it covers (including domestic and farm workers) and how to put it in a contract.
- Employment contract template South Africa: BCEA-compliant checklist
What every SA employment contract must include under the BCEA, probation, leave, notice and restraint rules, and a free template you can fill in online.