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Article 45/2025

Prior to 2018, if an employee wanted to institute action against an employer for monies owed to such employee in terms of a contract of employment, there was only one route available to such employee, namely, to institute action against the employer ito s77(3), read with s77A(e) of the BCEA. The BCEA Amendment Act of 2018 changed all of that. It also changed the alternative dispute-resolution methods to be utilised when money is owed in terms of the National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA), a sectoral determination or a collective agreement, by means of the introduction of s73A. What are the current dispute-resolution paths in the above regard?

What are the current dispute-resolution paths in the above regard?

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EMPLOYEE OR WORKER EARNING ABOVE THE THRESHOLD ito s6(3) OF THE BCEA

  • If there is a dispute about monies owed in terms of a contract of employment, the NMWA, a sectoral determination or a collective agreement, the following dispute- resolution paths are available to the employee:
    • labour court
    • high court
    • magistrate’s court
    • small claims court (currently not operative)

IF MONIES ARE OWED ITO THE NMWA, A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT, SECTORAL DETERMINATION OR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT AND THE EMPLOYEE OR WORKER EARNS BELOW THE THRESHOLD ITO S6(3) OF THE BCEA

  • The dispute-resolution path is compulsory con-arb at the CCMA.
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