by Melanie Hart | Oct 29, 2024 | Employment, News
When reviewing and updating contracts of employment, we frequently correct some prevalent mistakes made by employers. This checklist addresses a few of these typical concerns and serves as a guidance note for employers when preparing contracts of employment: 1. The...
by Warren Beech | Aug 27, 2024 | Employment, Health and Safety, Mining, News
In a Top Tip Tuesday published earlier today, our team member Mr. Vusumuzi Ndhlovu explored the circumstances under which the normal remedy for an unfair dismissal, namely reinstatement, would not be appropriate, within the context of the provisions of Section...
by Vusi Ndhlovu | Aug 27, 2024 | Employment, Health and Safety, News
The remedy for a substantively unfair dismissal is typically reinstatement. However, there are situations where reinstatement is unsuitable, and one of the exceptions to reinstatement in Section 193(2) of the Labour Relations Act No 66 of 1995 (LRA) must...
by Melanie Hart | Jul 9, 2024 | Employment
Section 23 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (“BCEA”) provides as follows: “(1) An employer is not required to pay an employee in terms of Section 22 if the employee has been absent from work for over two consecutive days or on more than two occasions...
by Melanie Hart | Jun 7, 2024 | Employment
The new Labour Appeal Court and Labour Court Rules will come into effect on 17 July 2024. The new Rules are aimed at streamlining the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court processes and comprise a consolidation of the “old” Rules; the Practice Manual and various...
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...
