Court Terms 
TERMS AND RECESSES FOR THE LABOUR APPEAL COURT & LABOUR COURT
(Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth)
Notice is hereby given that the following have been determined as the terms for the Labour Appeal Court.
- 1st Term: 15 February - 31 March
- 2nd Term: 01 May – 31 May
- 3rd Term: 15 August - 30 September
- 4th Term: 01 November - 30 November
Notice is hereby given that the following have been determined as the terms and recesses for the Labour Court.
2023
TERMS | No of weeks in Term | RECESS | No of weeks in Recess |
16 Jan – 26 March | 10 | 27 Mar – 09 April | 02 |
10 April – 18 June | 10 | 19 June – 16 July | 04 |
17 July – 17 Sept | 09 | 18 Sept – 01 Oct | 02 |
02 Oct – 03 Dec | 09 | 04 Dec – 22 Jan | 06 |
2024
TERMS | No of weeks in Term | RECESS | No of weeks in Recess |
22 Jan – 31 March | 10 | 01 Mar – 14 April | 02 |
15 April – 23 June | 10 | 24 June – 21 July | 04 |
22 July – 22 Sept | 09 | 23 Sept – 06 Oct | 02 |
07 Oct – 08 Dec | 09 | 09 Dec – 19 Jan | 06 |
2025
TERMS | No of weeks in Term | RECESS | No of weeks in Recess |
20 Jan – 30 March | 10 | 31 Mar – 13 April | 02 |
14 April – 22 June | 10 | 23 June – 20 July | 04 |
21 July – 21 Sept | 09 | 22 Sept – 05 Oct | 02 |
06 Oct – 07 Dec | 09 | 08 Dec – 18 Jan | 06 |