The Immigration Act 13 of 2002 is responsible for regulating foreign employment in the Republic of South Africa. South African immigration legislation stipulates that foreign workers must be remunerated and employed fairly. The Immigration Regulations were improved in May 2014 and brought many changes in relation to work visas. This act lays out the rules and regulations for the admission of foreigners into South Africa, their residence in South Africa and their departure from South Africa, as well as the ability for foreigners to work within the Republic.
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act is the tool which is used to measure this. In this section, we will cover some of those aspects of the law that highlight and stipulate the conditions under which employees, both South African and foreign, must be employed.