OCTOBER 2019 – SOUTH AFRICA
COMMENCEMENT OF SECTIONS OF THE LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENT ACT, 2018
It is important that employers note the following:
The commencement date of some sections of the Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018
Proclamation No. R 56 of 2019 was published in Government Gazette No. 42805 on 29 October 2019 to announce the commencement date of the sections regarding the new Parental leave and Commissioning Parental leave.
This means that employees can start making use of the parental and commissioning parental leave as from 1 November 2019.
The sections of the Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018 which will take effect on 1 November 2019, are as follows:Section 8(a)(cA): Section 12 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001, is amended by adding parental benefits and commissioning parental benefits.
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- Section 8(a)(cA): Section 12 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001, is amended by adding parental benefits and commissioning parental benefits.
- Section 11: The right to parental benefits is inserted in the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001, after section 26.
- Section 15: Section 58 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001, is amended by adding parental and commissioning parental benefits in subsection (12)(c).
- Section 16: The title of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001, is amended by adding parental and commissioning parental benefits to be provided for, for payment from the Fund.
To view the Proclamation in Government Gazette No. 42805, follow the link
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