Reinstatement: A remedy for unfair dismissal and unfair labour practices

Reinstatement is a remedy used in labour law for unfair dismissal and unfair labour practices. Court decisions define reinstatement In terms of the Labour Relations Act, there...

by Abrahams & Gross

Reinstatement: A remedy for unfair dismissal and unfair labour practices

Determining compensation for general damages

If you have suffered harm which has resulted in pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life or disability, you could have a claim in...

by Abrahams & Gross

Determining compensation for general damages

The right to religion in the workplace – A careful balance between the right and the employer’s business requirements

South African workplaces are not immune to the winds of change blowing towards the direction of the constitutional project. The essence of this project is...

by Ndumiso Zwane and Bheki Nhlapho

The right to religion in the workplace – A careful balance between the right and the employer’s business requirements

Work permits, foreign employees and legal incapacity

The law is clear that an employer may not employ a foreigner without a valid work visa. Section 38 of the Immigration Act 13 of...

by Shahnaaz Bismilla and Neil Coetzer

Work permits, foreign employees and legal incapacity

Runaway mora interest in substituted compensation orders?

In Malatji v Minister of Home Affairs and Another, the South African Labour Appeal Court (“LAC”) had to determine when mora interest (interest accrued on...

by Lee Crisp

Runaway mora interest in substituted compensation orders?

Bite your tongue! Is evidence given before the CCMA privileged?

Witnesses giving evidence before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA”) should take care when making statements that may expose them to defamation claims. This...

by Qaqamba Moeletsi

Bite your tongue! Is evidence given before the CCMA privileged?

Is security required when instituting review applications?

As a result of an amendment introduced by the Labour Relations Amendment Act, No 6 of 2014, a review application does not suspend the operation...

by Sipelelo Lityi and Aadil Patel

Is security required when instituting review applications?

New employer bears potentially unforeseen risk of review

Employers looking to acquire a business as a going concern need to be mindful of any existing labour disputes or arbitration awards in this business...

by Nadine Mather

Tag: compensation