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05/06/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗡𝗕𝗖𝗖𝗜 𝗙𝗠𝗖𝗚 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

The National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods sector collective agreement has been extended to non-parties, effective from March 2026 and running through to June 2027.

For employers in or adjacent to the FMCG value chain, this is an enforceable framework with wage minima, shift allowance obligations, leave entitlements, and levy requirements.

One of the more nuanced aspects of this extension is how it interacts with pay architecture.

There is a properly structured exemption route for employers who need it, but it has to be approached early and with credible evidence.

Read all of the details here: https://www.labournet.com/regulations-for-fast-moving-consumer-goods-sector-under-the-nbcci-extended-to-non-parties/

# NBCCI

Understand what the NBCCI FMCG agreement extension to non‑parties means for employers, including wage minima, shift allowances, levies, exemptions and immediate compliance actions.

05/06/2026

Meet Skills Development Facilitator Gabriel. He's talented and committed – and buried under administration that never lets up.

Someone like him is probably working in your organisation right now.

René Deysel's latest article is for the SDFs, HR Managers, and business owners who know exactly what transformation should look like, but rarely get the space to make it happen.

Nobody talks about how hard this actually is. Or why.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 "𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲", 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: https://www.labournet.com/overcoming-the-hidden-design-problem-behind-employment-equity-outcomes/

And if you too are experiencing transformation that is stuck, do reach out. It's exactly the kind of problem that our consultants thrive on working through.

South African employers often meet skills spend targets but see little change in leadership demographics. This article unpacks the hidden design flaws in EE training.

04/06/2026

Thank you to the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and LineOut Productions for welcoming our Commercial Executive Samantha Walker as host of this morning's session entitled 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸.

It was a conversation that clearly resonated, and the room confirmed that AI and data privacy is very much front of mind for businesses right now.

If you weren't able to make it and want to understand how AI use in your business intersects with POPIA, get in touch with us: https://www.labournet.com/popi-paia-cpa/

04/06/2026

Missing a regulatory deadline quickly becomes a compliance nightmare.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.

If you are cutting it close, be sure to join our Commercial Executive Samantha Walker for this session which will explore:
− What missing the 30 June deadline means in practice
− The Information Regulator's current posture
− What a sustainable, well-embedded PAIA process looks like
− What to do if you think you are going to miss the deadline

📅 Friday, 12 June 2026
🕰️ 10:00–11:00
Register here 👉 https://www.labournet.com/seminar/paia-submission-deadline-30-june-what-happens-if-you-miss-it/

04/06/2026

South African labour law doesn't leave much room for improvisation when unprotected strike action occurs.

Senior Litigator Pieter Geyser's article gives HR practitioners a clear and legally grounded framework to work from: https://www.labournet.com/unprotected-strikes-a-practical-guide/

A clear guide to unprotected strikes under South African labour law. Learn how to distinguish them from insubordination, issue fair ultimatums, and apply proportionate, legally compliant discipline.

04/06/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

A new bargaining council for the contract cleaning sector has been formally registered covering the Gauteng, Gqeberha, and Cape Town/Stellenbosch regions.

It's a structural development that will shape how the industry operates in those regions for years to come.

Importantly, the scope of "contract cleaning" as defined is broader than most people assume with garden and grounds maintenance, vehicle cleaning, and road cleaning all potentially within the net depending on how the work is structured.

Explore what registration under Section 29 of the Labour Relations Act enables, what it means for procurement teams and cleaning contractors alike, and why multi-province operators face a more complex picture given KwaZulu-Natal's deliberate exclusion: https://www.labournet.com/registration-of-the-regional-bargaining-council-for-the-contract-cleaning-sector-what-it-means-for-the-industry/

Registration of the Regional Bargaining Council for the Contract Cleaning Sector: what it means for the industry .For more information on Labour and HR solutions read our Labour Law blog.

03/06/2026

The conversation happening in boardrooms and in break rooms alike right now is the same one: 𝗔𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲?

Labournet’s Commercial Executive Samantha Walker and Labour Law Product Manager Liesl Phillips will unpack what the challenge looks like in conversation with entrepreneur Pat Symcox.

Be part of the discussion:
📅 18 June 2026
⌚ 08h30-11h00
📍Workshop 17, Ballito Junction Regional Mall, Dolphin Coast
👉Register for free now: https://shorturl.at/GKTwC

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀: Labournet clients who bring a non-client guest will receive a free seat at a course on our national learning schedule, with their guest receiving a complimentary compliance audit.

03/06/2026

Fuel prices.
Commuting costs.
Hybrid arrangements that were never quite formalised.

These are the kinds of pressures that build gradually until employers find themselves making significant decisions without the contractual or policy foundations to support them.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿.

Labour Law Executive Ryan Anderson has written something that cuts through the noise on this. His practical, grounded, and timely insights provide a clearer way through for anyone involved in how workforce arrangements are structured and governed: https://www.labournet.com/protecting-workforce-stability-amid-rising-costs/

02/06/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵: 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴

The Furniture Bargaining Council's amending agreement has been extended to non-parties. This means that shopfitters, upholsterers, cabinet makers and others who don't see themselves as "furniture manufacturers" may still fall squarely within scope.

The wage provisions, provident fund sliding scales, and the levy exemption threshold all carry payroll and budgeting consequences that need to be modelled carefully – not least because some of the thresholds shift again in May 2027.

Explore our detailed breakdown of what the agreement requires, and why getting the occupational classification right matters as much as the numbers themselves: https://www.labournet.com/furniture-bargaining-council-amending-agreement-2026-2028-what-the-extension-means-for-employers/

Understand what the 2026–2028 Furniture Bargaining Council amending agreement extension means for employers, including wage increases, provident fund changes, council levies and practical payroll actions.

02/06/2026

Our team of Health and Safety Executive Herman Benade, Health and Safety Team Leader Kaitlin Theron and Health and Safety Product Manager Sasha-Lee Cardoso are on the ground at Gallagher Estate for the 2026 Facilities Management Expo.

They're connecting with industry peers and getting a feel for where thinking is heading on fire protection and workplace efficiencies.