What is Gender Based Violence? How will I know if I am a victim and what can I do about it?
Introduction
Indeed, I am an employment lawyer and all my previous articles are employment related. However, in doing my job I often see how many women...
Fadia Arnold
Fadia Arnold was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2011 after completing two years of article clerkship.
She obtained her Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Labour Law, Organizational Psychology and Human Resources Management from The University of Cape Town in 2005 after receiving the prestigious entrance scholarship prize from The University of Cape Town for recognition of excellent matric results.
Fadia obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree in 2009, also from The University of Cape Town. She was placed on The University of Cape Town’s Dean’s Merit List for excellent academic results and subsequently also acquired a Certificate in Commercial Arbitration from AFSA (Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa) in 2014. She is also a member of exclusive International Golden Key Honour Society for excellent academic results obtained at The University of Cape Town.
Fadia's legal expertise lay in the employment and labour law arena and she has represented both employers and employees in numerous disputes spanning her career. Fadia has appeared nationwide in the Labour Court, CCMA and Bargaining Councils in respect of employment law disputes and has extensive experience in public speaking and lectures surrounding her areas of expertise.
Fadia writes regular articles and opinions for various legal and other publications and appears frequently on various radio and television channels as a guest host in respect of employment or other legal-related topics.
Fadia has worked at numerous law firms, most notably the well respected, top law firm Werksmans Attorneys as an Associate in their Employment Law Department, soon after after being admitted as an attorney.
Fadia is currently the Director of Arnold Law Legal Consultancy, a private legal consulting company she founded in 2020.
Is polygraph testing in employment disputes reliable?
A polygraph test, or more frequently called a lie detector test is a test used to verify a person’s truthfulness via a series of questions posed to the individual undergoing the test. In short, a polygraph test records a number of different bodily responses …
Desertion from the workplace by an employee
Introduction
The definition of desertion is that an employee has left his or her place of work and does not appear to have any intention of...
Are you an employee or an independent contractor? What is the difference?
Introduction
Often independent contractors are completely unaware that they are not employees as defined in South African labour legislation and therefore unprotected by labour legislation. Independent...
Review applications in terms of section 145 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
Introduction
Both the Employee and the Employer are able to take an arbitration award or ruling by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (hereinafter referred...
A new employee earnings threshold has been issued. What does this mean for employees?
Introduction
Most people, from my own personal interactions with them, are not aware of the earnings thresholds nor do they know what an earning threshold is...
Unpacking probation – What are Employer’s obligations towards the Probationary Employee during the period of probation
Introduction:
Item 8 of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal – which is incorporated into the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, deals with all issues...
Protocol for dismissing an employee for poor work performance
Introduction
Employees, when dismissed by their Employers are in many cases dismissed for some form of misconduct on the Employee’s part. However, dismissal for poor work...
Compliance with the retrenchment process in South Africa’s second wave of Covid-19
Introduction:
Almost one year ago 2020 was hit by COVID-19 causing many Employees to regrettably be retrenched. With the second wave having just occurred, 2021 may...
Constitutional Court ruling: Domestic workers and their legal rights
Introduction:
Hundreds if not thousands of domestic workers have for decades not been treated fairly in terms of their legal rights. Certain employers of domestic workers,...
