--- title: Afriwise Blog | Employment and Labor (2) description: Employment and Labor | (2) --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [Mozambique](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Employment and Labor](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labor) [Sal & Caldeira Advogados](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/sal-caldeira-advogados) ## [Approval of the Proposal for the Revision of the Labor Law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/approval-of-the-proposal-for-the-revision-of-the-labor-law) We hereby inform the business community and other interested parties that on August 7th, 2023, the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique approved the proposal for the revision of the Labor Law. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/commitment-to-zero-harm-and-alcohol-in-the-workplace) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Employment and Labor](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labor) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Draft Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return-to-Work Regulations (COIDA): what does this mean for incapacity management?](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/draft-rehabilitation-reintegration-and-return-to-work-regulations-coida-what-does-this-mean-for-incapacity-management) On 15 June 2023, the Department of Employment and Labour published the Draft Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return-to-Work Regulations in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 ("Draft Regulations") for public comment. The Draft Regu.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/retrenched-by-hal-9000-what-employers-should-know-before-using-ai-in-dismissals-based-on-operational-requirements) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Employment and Labor](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labor) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Bowmans](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bowmans) ## [Kenya: It is discriminatory to provide different terms and conditions of employment to permanent and temporary employees in the same cadre](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/kenya-it-is-discriminatory-to-provide-different-terms-and-conditions-of-employment-to-permanent-and-temporary-employees-in-the-same-cadre) On 30 November 2022, the Employment and Labour Relations Court allowed a claimfiled by former temporary employees of KCB Bank Kenya Ltd alleging unfair labour practices and discrimination .. 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