Media Statements

 

  
  
Compensation Fund Continues with Medical Service Providers COID Engagements.25/09/2026
Launch of R1-billion Fund should be the beginning of more partnerships, across government and with business, labour and development institutions – Employment and Labour Minister Meth25/09/2026
Department of Employment and Labour’s UIF welcomes SIU search and seizure operation in R130 million training investigation22/09/2026
Compensation Fund Encourages Gauteng Province Farm Employers and Farm Employees to be COID Compliant.21/09/2026
Department of Employment and Labour’s Compensation Fund encouraged compliance at the Retail and Warehousing Sector in Western Cape Province21/09/2026
Employment and Labour’s UIF welcomes Hawks’ arrest in R1.1million fraud case21/09/2026
UIF intervention contributes to stabilisation and recovery of South African Post Office18/09/2026
“Our labour laws prohibit the employment of children below the legal working age” - Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth tells NDACL18/09/2026
The Department of Employment and Labour caution workseekers about the recent jobs scam following advertisement of security officials in the North West Province14/09/2026
Minister Nomakhosazana Meth and Premier Oscar Mabuyane welcome over R42 million disbursement in compensation and benefits for Eastern Cape ex-mine workers engagement with 14/09/2026
Productivity SA serves as the core delivery vehicle for enterprise sustainability, retrenchment prevention, and productivity-led growth – Employment and Labour Deputy Minister, Nemadzinga-Tshabalala11/09/2026
Business Community around Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality cautioned about imposters doing rouds as Inspectors from department of Employment and Labour09/09/2026
Department of Employment and Labour Intensifies Workplace Inspections Across Mpumalanga07/09/2026
Deputy Minister Nemadzinga-Tshabalala calls for stronger Social Dialogue to create jobs and Support inclusive growth03/09/2026
The Department of Employment and Labour Concludes the 2026 Employment Equity Roadshows in Bloemfontein01/09/2026
The National Minimum Wage remains a critical protection for sectors where women are concentrated – Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth31/08/2026
Multi-billion-rand Labour Activation Programme (LAP) being reimagined from an instrument that counts how many people are trained to count how many people enter and remain in work31/08/2026
Department of Employment and Labour Brings Government Services Closer to uMzimkhulu Community28/08/2026
Deputy Minister Sibiya leads multi-disciplinary blitz inspection targeting Gauteng construction sector28/08/2026
Temporary closure of Sandton and Johannesburg Labour Centres 27/08/2026
Department of Employment and Labour Acting Director-General Jacky Molisane calls for stronger support for South Africa’s Social and Solidarity Economy27/08/2026
Registrar of Labour Relations notes Labour Court Judgement26/08/2026
Ninety One percent of higher education institutions found non-compliant with employment equity act (EEA) – Department of employment and Labour about to crack the whip26/08/2026
26th CEE Annual Report highlights Progress and Challenges in Workplace Transformation 25/08/2026
One foreign national has been arrested for allegedly trying to claim UIF benefits with fraudulent documents in Rustenburg 21/08/2026
The labour laws of the Republic are not just nice to have, they must be complied with” - Minister Nomakhosazana Meth 21/08/2026
Employment Laws Amendment Bill proposes extension of protections of employees against all types of harassment20/08/2026
Department of Employment and Labour’s Compensation Fund engages Organised Labour in Gauteng province19/08/2026
Amendment of BCEA addresses disguised employment – Department of Employment and Labour18/08/2026
Proposed Labour Law Changes Aim to Strengthen Worker Protection11/08/2026
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