The Amendment Act has amended section 2 of the Employment Act by inserting the definition of an “exit certificate”. An exit certificate is defined as a written authority given by a registered adoption society to a prospective adoptive parent to take the child from the custody of the adoptive society.
The amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and other key employment legislation in 2015 resulted in key changes to the way employers traditionally regulated employment and the manner in which employers are expected to interact with their employees.
The increase in the threshold will mean that from 1 March 2021, some employees who earn more than ZAR205 433.30 but less than ZAR211 596 per year may be entitled to additional protections that they were not previously enjoyed, such as payment for overtime, compulsory breaks and rest periods, night work allowances and the like.