Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, says deliberate efforts are underway to make it easy for small businesses to conduct business in South Africa.
Nxesi said this when he participated in a debate on the State of the Nation Address on Monday.
"To make it easy for small business to conduct business in South Africa, our labour laws have built-in a concept of regulated flexibility.
"We were mindful of the fact that businesses go through seasons and stages and we were deliberate in making sure our labour laws speak to their twists and turns.
"That is why there is a Ministerial determination which deliberately exclude employers who employ 10 and less employees from certain conditions of employment," he said.
Nxesi said labour laws allow all employers who face difficult times to apply for exemptions from certain provisions of the law. For example, those that genuinely cannot pay the prescribed national minimum wages can apply for exemption.
"It is important to highlight that the department is on a path of further amending the legislation to address impediments that inhibit the ability of small business to create employment and to thrive.
"The department is considering amending the law to exclude small employers from having to submit several plans and reports for compliance, and rather for them to operate under a dedicated Code of Good Practice."
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