By Lebone Rodah Mosima
A package of labour law reforms affecting gig workers, severance pay and the role of shop stewards is ready to go to Parliament after more than 28 months of talks at NEDLAC.
Speaking at the 2026 Annual NEDLAC Organised Labour School at Kievits Kroon in Pretoria, Deputy Employment and Labour Minister Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala said on Monday that the package followed lengthy negotiations between organised labour, organised business and government.
“Through NEDLAC social dialogue, the very heart of tripartite engagement, we spent over 28 months in intense negotiations between organised labour, organised business, and government. The result? A comprehensive package of labour law reforms that are now ready to be tabled in Parliament this year.”
The Labour Laws Amendment Bill and the Labour Relations Amendment Bill together represent one of the biggest proposed overhauls of the country’s labour framework in years. They were gazetted on 26 February.
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