It's Topical | Nearly half of raided restaurants flouting laws: Labour Department

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Things are heating up in the restaurant industry. In the past week, a multi-disciplinary team of Department of Employment and Labour inspectors led an integrated national blitz of the hospitality sector, targeting approximately 2 000 restaurants. They allege restaurants were becoming problematic. To what extent is the Basic Conditions of Employment Act being contravened? What are workers really going through? On the panel is Viwe Mlenzana , Acting DG: Employment and Labour Department, Avi Niselow, Labour Law expert and Wendy Alberts, CEO: Restaurant Association of South Africa. The digital audience also weigh in alongside industry chefs. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.