Buwa Basebetsi

Episode 11: Know Your Rights - Notice

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on Notice. We break down and explain what Notice is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right. Buwa Basebetsi is produced by The Casual Workers…

17 Apr 6 min

Episode 10: Know Your Rights - Family Responsibility Leave

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on Family Responsibility Leave. We break down and explain what Family Responsibility Leave is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right. Buwa Basebetsi is produced…

10 Apr 4 min

Buwa Basebetsi Updates

In Buwa Basebetsi Updates this week we revisit the story of Zanthe fresh workers and conclude the segment with our weekly Household Index Buwa Basebetsi updates is produced by The Casual Workers Advice Office.

5 Apr 4 min

Episode 9: Know Your Rights - Parental & Adoption Leave

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on Parental & Adoption Leave. We break down and explain what Parental & Adoption Leave is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right. Buwa Basebetsi…

3 Apr 4 min

Episode 8: Know Your Rights - Sectoral Determinations

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on sectoral determinations. We break down and explain what a sectoral determination is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right. Buwa Basebetsi is produced by…

27 Mar 6 min

Buwa Basebetsi Updates

In Buwa Basebetsi Updates this week we revisit the story of six workers of Anoplate who are facing retrenchment and conclude the segment with our weekly Household Index Buwa Basebetsi updates is produced by The Casual Workers Advice Office.

23 Mar 6 min

Episode 7: Know Your Rights - Paid Sick Leave

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on sick leave. We break down and explain how sick leave works, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against this right. Buwa Basebetsi is produced by The Casual Workers Advice Office in…

20 Mar 7 min

Buwa Basebetsi Updates

In Buwa Basebetsi Updates this week we highlight the International Women's Day event, where the Simunye Women Workers Forum stood in solidarity with Palestinian women. We provide an update on the situation at Zanthe Fresh (ZGG), and we also give you our weekly household index in our economic observer. Buwa…

15 Mar 9 min

Episode 6: Know Your Rights - Maternity Leave

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we tackle maternity leave. We break down and explain how maternity leaves works, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against this right. Buwa Basebetsi is produced by The Casual Workers Advice Office in partnership…

13 Mar 5 min

Buwa Basebetsi Updates

In Buwa Basebetsi update this week we take look at the imminent retrenchments at Anoplate in Gauteng and the latest developments with the Mobile office. We also introduce the weekly household index in our economic observer, which looks at how economy affects the working class purse. Buwa Basebetsi updates is…

8 Mar 5 min

Episode 5: Know Your Rights - Annual Leave

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we tackle annual leave. We break down and explain how annual leave works as well as the conditions that exist around it. Buwa Basebetsi is produced by The Casual Workers Advice Office in partnership with Simunye Workers Forum and Simunye Women’s Workers Forum.

6 Mar 5 min

Buwa Basebetsi Updates

Want to know what The Casual Workers Advice Office has been up to? Then listen to Buwa Basebetsi Updates. In today's update we share the Today we look back at the Simba strike that took place in October 2023 and the developments since then. Buwa Besebetsi updates is produced by…

1 Mar 4 min

Press Release: New Minimum Wage

CWAO Press Release: The national minimum wage entrenches Apartheid’s cheap Black labour The national minimum wage entrenches Apartheid’s cheap Black labour - the working class does not need to know the food poverty line, the lower-bound poverty line or the upper-bound poverty line to know that it is starving. For…

29 Feb 8 min

Episode 4: Know Your Rights - Short Hours

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we tackle short hours. We break down and compare how short hours worked in the past, to how they work now. We also touch on the New Minimum Wage that will come into effect on 1 March 2024. Buwa Basebetsi is produced by…

28 Feb 8 min

Episode 3: Know Your Rights - Overtime

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we tackle overtime. We break down how much you should be paid for overtime as stipulated by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. How many hours of overtime you should work and what you should do if your boss is withholding your overtime…

23 Feb 7 min

Buwa Basebetsi Updates

Want to know what The Casual Workers Advice Office has been up to? Then listen to Buwa Basebetsi Updates. In today's update we share the latest developments around the dispute between workers and owner of fresh produce farm, Zanthe Fresh. We also share an announcement around the outreach efforts taking…

22 Feb 6 min

Episode 2: Know Your Rights - Ordinary Hours

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we tackle ordinary hours. We break down the hours of work as stipulated by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, how many hours you should work and how many hours of rest you should get. Buwa Basebetsi is produced by The Casual Workers…

21 Feb 8 min

Episode 1: Know Your Rights - Wages & Deductions

Buwa Basebetsi presents its newest series, Know Your Rights, an 11-part series that breaks down worker rights. In this episode we tackle wages and deductions. We look at when you must be paid, how you should be paid and what you can do if your employer is not paying you…

16 Feb 6 min

Labour Broker Series: Episode 4

This is part four of our four-part series on Labour Broker rights'. In the last episode we looked at how bosses have tried to get around the law. As well as the difficulty that workers face to become permanent due to the weakness of the law, the anti-worker politics of…

2 Feb 14 min

Episode 3: Labour Broker Series

This is Part Three of our four-part series on Labour Broker workers’ rights, produced by Casual Workers Advice Office. In the previous two episodes, we looked at who labour broker workers are, the problems they face, and how they can access their rights. In this episode, we will talk about…

12 Jan 14 min