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Severance pay – What makes you think that you are entitled to it?

Employees may be offered severance pay if they are dismissed for reasons based on an employer’s operational requirements. Section 41(1) of the Basic Conditions of the Employment Act of 1997 (the Act) provides that a retrenched employee is entitled to severance …

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by Celeste Snyders

The subtle nuances of when severance pay must be paid

Of late, many companies have needed to restructure to ensure they are financially sound enough to continue operating. Unfortunately, very often restructuring has come with...

by Darryn Mer

Quantifying compensation for unfair dismissal

Introduction The Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (the LRA) provides the following remedies for an unfair dismissal: The employer to reinstate the employee on the same terms and conditions of employment before the dismissal. The employer to re-employ the employee,…

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Severance pay – What makes you think that you are entitled to it?

The subtle nuances of when severance pay must be paid

Quantifying compensation for unfair dismissal

The legal timing of a financial incentive in lieu of a resignation

Labour dynamics: Retrenchment as a result of COVID-19

Retrenchment – You could be next!

Workplace Law 13e (eBook)

Legal implications of retrenchments in light of the sale of a business

Work permits, foreign employees and legal incapacity

Voluntary retrenchment may no longer be an easy sell