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TOP TIP TUESDAY: ZERO TOLERANCE AND BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL IN THE WORKPLACE

TOP TIP TUESDAY: ZERO TOLERANCE AND BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL IN THE WORKPLACE

by Eben van Zyl | May 21, 2024 | Employment, News

A common theme that is coming out of the Labour Court of late is the “zero tolerance” approach to being under the influence of alcohol and/or intoxicating substances in the workplace. You can read articles on this topic written by Warren Beech here, here and here. A...
TOP TIP TUESDAY: HOW FAR DOES THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY EXTEND IN THE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP?

TOP TIP TUESDAY: HOW FAR DOES THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY EXTEND IN THE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP?

by Warren Beech | May 14, 2024 | Employment

In last week’s Top Tip Tuesday (which can be found here, we discussed the way in which the right to privacy in the employer/employee relationship was assessed by the Labour Appeal Court in the matter of Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a division of...
TOP TIP TUESDAY: DOES A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY ON THE USE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS MEAN THAT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DISMISSED?

TOP TIP TUESDAY: DOES A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY ON THE USE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS MEAN THAT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DISMISSED?

by Warren Beech | May 7, 2024 | Employment, Health and Safety

We have, in previous articles, addressed the key question around dismissals where there has been a breach of an employer’s zero-tolerance policies and rules regarding drugs and alcohol in the workplace. These can be accessed here, here and here. Both the Labour Court...

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