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UNgqongqoshe Wezokuqashwa Nomsebenzi, Nomakhosazana Meth, ushicilele uchungechunge lweziBill ezintsha ukuze zithole imibono yomphakathi. Lezi zinguquko zingaletha ushintsho olubalulekile emahoreni okusebenza kanye nohlelo lwekhefu labazali.
Imibhalo evezwe ifaka phakathi i-Labour Laws Amendment Bill, 2025, i-Labour Relations Amendment Bill, kanye ne-Labour Relations Amendment Bill, 2025 kanye nezaziso ezihlobene nazo. Lezi zinguquko zihlose ukubuyekeza nokwenza ngcono imithetho ebalulekile yezabasebenzi eNingizimu Afrika.
Imithetho Ethintekayo
Izichibiyelo zithinta le mithetho elandelayo:
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (BCEA)
- Employment Equity Act, 1998 (EEA)
- National Minimum Wage Act, 2018 (NMWA)
UMnyango uveze ukuthi lezi zinguquko ziyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekuqiniseni amalungelo abasebenzi ezweni lonke. Umphakathi unikezwe ithuba lokuletha imibono kuze kube ngu-26 Mashi 2026.
Ngokusho komnyango, izinguquko zihlose ukuvuselela imithetho yezabasebenzi, ukuqinisa ukuphepha komsebenzi, ukukhuthaza ukulingana, kanye nokwandisa amalungelo kulabo abasebenzi ababekade bengabhekwa ngokugcwele.
Ukuvikelwa Kwabasebenzi Abasebenza Ngama-“On-Call” Nezinkontileka Eziguquguqukayo
Isigaba esisha 9B ngaphansi kwe-BCEA siletha ukuvikelwa kubasebenzi abasebenza ngama-“on-call”, izinkontileka ze-zero-hours, noma ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-min-max contracts.
Lezi zinhlobo zomsebenzi zivame ukutholakala ezimbonini ezifana nokuthengisa, ezokuphepha, kanye nezokwamukela izivakashi (hospitality). Abasebenzi kule mikhakha bavame ukubhekana namahora angazinzile, ukungabi nemali eqinisekisiwe, kanye nokukhanselwa kwemisebenzi ngomzuzu wokugcina.
Izidingo Ezintsha Zabaqashi
Ngaphansi kwezichibiyelo ezintsha, abaqashi kuzofanele:
- Bachaze ngokubhala amahora aqinisekisiwe kanye namahora aphezulu avunyelwe
- Bacacise izikhathi zokutholakala komsebenzi
- Babeke isikhathi esifanele sesaziso sokubika noma sokukhansela ishifthi
Uma umsebenzi ukhanselwa ngaphandle kwesaziso esanele, umqashi uzophoqeleka ukukhokhela lowo msebenzi njengokungathi usebenzile.
Isikhathi sesaziso kumele sicabangele uhlobo lwebhizinisi, izinga lokulawulwa komsebenzi ngumqashi, kanye nomthelela kulokho empilweni yomsebenzi.
Abasebenzi nabo bavikelekile ekutheni bangavinjelwa ngokungafanele ukusebenza kwenye indawo, ngaphandle kokuthi kube nezizathu eziqinile zokusebenza, njengokuvikelwa kolwazi oluyimfihlo.
Ngokombono womnyango, lezi zinyathelo zizonciphisa ukuxhashazwa, zandise ukuzinza kwemali engenayo, futhi ziqinisekise ukuphathwa ngokulingana nabanye abasebenzi abaqashwe ngokugcwele.
Ukwenyuswa Kwesinxephezelo Sokudilizwa (Severance Pay)
Izichibiyelo ziphinde zenyuse isinxephezelo esisemthethweni sokudilizwa emsebenzini kusukela evikini elilodwa ukuya kumaviki amabili omholo ngonyaka ngamunye womsebenzi oqediwe, ikakhulukazi lapho kudilizwa ngenxa yezidingo zokusebenza kwebhizinisi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izingxabano eziphathelene kuphela nesinxephezelo sokudilizwa manje zingadluliselwa ngqo ku-CCMA noma emkhandlwini wokuxoxisana (bargaining council), ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuphikisa ubulungiswa bokudilizwa uqobo. Lokhu kulula futhi kusheshisa ukufinyelela ekuxazululweni kwezinkinga.
Izinguquko Ezinkulu Ekhefini Labazali
Izichibiyelo ziphakamisa uhlelo olusha nolulinganayo lwekhefu labazali, esikhundleni sohlelo lwamanje oluhlukanisayo phakathi kwekhefu lokubeletha kanye nekhefu lobuzali.
Ngonyaka odlule, iNkantolo yoMthethosisekelo yanquma ukuthi abazali bangakwazi ukwabelana ngekhefu labazali, okubavumela ukuthi babelane ngekhefu elingaphezu kwezinyanga ezine kuye ngesimo sabo.
Amalungelo Amasha
Ngaphansi komthetho omusha:
- Umzali oyedwa osebenzayo unelungelo lezinyanga ezine zekhefu labazali
- Uma kukhona abazali ababili abasebenzayo, babelana ngezinyanga ezine nezinsuku eziyishumi
Lezi zinyanga ezine nezinsuku eziyishumi zingahlelwa ngokuvumelana phakathi kwabazali, noma zabiwe ngokulinganayo uma kungabikho sivumelwano, kodwa kuqala kunikezwe umama ozalayo.
Isilinganiso sobudala bezingane ezamukelwayo sikhulisiwe sisuka ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka emibili kuya ezinganeni ezifika eminyakeni eyisithupha. Futhi, abazali abaqasha izingane ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lokuzalela (surrogacy) sebefakiwe ngaphansi kwalolu hlelo olusha.
UMnyango uthi lokhu kuzothuthukisa ukulingana ngokobulili, kuqaphele izakhiwo zemindeni ehlukahlukene, futhi kunikeze ukuguquguquka okukhulu.
Isiphetho
Izichibiyelo ezintsha zomthetho wezabasebenzi zibonisa ukuzibophezela kukahulumeni ekuvuselelweni nasekuqiniseni amalungelo abasebenzi eNingizimu Afrika.
Kusukela ekuvikelweni kwabasebenzi abasebenza ngama-“on-call” kuya ekwandisweni kwekhefu labazali, lezi zinguquko zihlose ukuletha ukulingana, ukuzinza, kanye nobulungiswa emakethe yomsebenzi.
Ukuvulwa kwenqubo yokuphawula komphakathi kuze kube ngu-26 Mashi 2026 kunikeza izakhamuzi ithuba lokuba yingxenye yokwakhiwa komthetho ozothinta ikusasa lomsebenzi ezweni.