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...
by Warren Beech | Apr 23, 2024 | Employment
The Labour Court had to again, recently (the matter was heard on 31 August 2023 and the judgment was handed down on 10 April 2024) consider a dismissal which went back to the “Covid-19 era” in the matter of Penbro Kelnick (Pty) Ltd and the Commission for...
by Melanie Hart | Apr 16, 2024 | Employment
Q1: Can you please explain what a restraint of trade clause is? A restraint of trade clause is a contractual provision that limits an employee’s ability to engage in certain activities, for a certain period of time, after leaving their employment. These...
by Warren Beech | Mar 27, 2024 | Employment, Health and Safety, News
Whether we like to admit it or not, the fact is that handling or using a cellular phone while driving a motor vehicle or operating a piece of machinery, is distracting, and can lead to extremely severe consequences including fatal accidents. Most employers implement a...
by Stephen Nthite | Mar 26, 2024 | Employment, Environmental, Mining, News
Q1: Can you briefly explain what ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) encompasses, especially in the context of South Africa from a community engagement perspective? ESG refers to the three central factors in measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of...
by Melanie Hart | Mar 6, 2024 | Employment
On 5 March 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour published a determination of a new annual earnings threshold in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 75 of 1997 (“BCEA”). With effect from 1 April 2024 the threshold will increase from R241 110.59...
