Employers are increasingly confronted with absenteeism owing to the arrest of employees. While in most instances the alleged criminal misconduct is unrelated to the business...
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...
In September 2018 the Constitutional Court ruled that the private cultivation, possession and consumption of cannabis is legal. This ruling lead to great uncertainty from...
Since the Constitutional Court declared the private use of cannabis legal in the matter of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince...
Disciplinary action occurs when a rule or standard of conduct in the working environment has been breached and cannot be remedied by any other means....
Employers tend to charge employees who have received financial gain from misconduct with dishonesty or fraud even in cases where the “benefit” can be attributed...
In the case of Nederburg Wines (Pty) Ltd v Nero & Others (Nederburg Case) Nederburg Wines Proprietary Limited (Appellant), the registered owner of Nederburg Estate...