Sunday Times writes that Yumka Yengeni, the ANC MP who chairs parliament's portfolio committee on labour, has been found to be in breach of the laws she is supposed to oversee.  

Domestic worker Lucia Dlephu took Yengeni to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) after the MP fired her on 14 February this year.  A settlement was reached at the CCMA on 13 May, the contents of which are confidential.  At the CCMA, Dlephu's lawyers reportedly argued that Yengeni breached labour legislation by, among other things, not supplying an employment contract or payslip and failing to grant leave.  Dlephu apparently had to work on public holidays, but was not paid double for this.  She was not given time off for working extra hours, there were no deductions from her salary for the UIF and she was on call all night, every night.  While Dlephu had been promised an overall and work shoes, these were never provided.  She was allegedly on duty 24 hours out of every 24 - and she was merely informed that her services were no longer required without being given a reason, the right to a hearing or any notice period.

• Read this report by Jan-Jan Joubert in full at Sunday Times

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