Unpacking the Labour Relations Act
Now that we enjoy living in a democracy, the law is designed to make sure that workers have rights and are treated equally. We call the different laws that deal with work, labour laws. The key law for the workplace is the Labour Relations…
Lighting up before work – they can’t fire you – or can they?
The recent CCMA decision in the matter between Rankeng v Signature Cosmetics and Fragrance (Pty) Ltd made headlines as the CCMA ruled that the company’s decision to dismiss an employee (Rankeng) for…
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Item 8 of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal – which is incorporated into the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, deals with all issues...
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...
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...
The October index of the free, online LexisNexis Case Law repository is now available and once again highlights some of the interesting precedent setting cases...
Introduction
It’s no secret that regrettably thousands, if not more employees have lost their jobs during the nationwide lockdown as a result of COVID-19 in 2020,...
Depression in the workplace is becoming more prevalent as high-pressure work environments with strict deliverables often cause employees to suffer from fatigue and ultimately depression....