Small businesses have won a small reprieve from new provisions in the Labour Relations Amendment Act that will make it obligatory for employers to convert temporary employees into permanent workers after three consecutive months of service.

Businesses that have been operating for less than two years with under 50 employees and employers with fewer than 10 employees, regardless of how long they have been operating, have been exempted from the new provisions, contained in the act which President Jacob Zuma signed into law on 18 August........

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