Amendments to dismissal law for high-income employees

The Labour Relations Amendment Bill, 2025 (2025 Bill), published on 26 February 2026, proposes changes to the remedies available to high-earning employees in unfair dismissal disputes. This alert examines the proposed amendments to sections 193 and 194 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA), compares them with two earlier legislative attempts to restrict the dismissal rights of high-income individuals, and analyses whether the current proposals bar high earners from challenging their dismissals or merely limit the remedies available to them.