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IN CONVERSATION WITH Mr. Tsietsi Shuping, Head of Department for Legal Services at the Commission for Gender Equality

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The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) welcomes the landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court judgment in Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others. The court’s judgment that parental leave entitlement between birth mothers and fathers amounts to discrimination represents a significant step forward in advancing gender equality. The CGE also embraces the court’s affirmation that adoptive parents and commissioning parents in a surrogate agreement be granted the same leave entitlement as birth mothers under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Act.
6 Oct 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Music Interviews

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