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Don’t count on the law if your boss makes life unbearable
EMPLOYEES who are forced to resign because their employers have made the continuation of their employment relationship intolerable are faced with a cluster of problems.
Don’t side with cheating colleagues
From time to time, an act of misconduct is committed at work before witnesses, who choose to remain passive in not identifying the perpetrators. Case
Employers have duty to protect employees
Employers could face heavy financial damages if they fail to protect staff from sexual harassment at work and fail to create an environment in which
Labour Court
A brief description of the operation of the Labour Court Labour Court Source: Reader’s Digest’s You and Your Rights The Labour Court is a superior court on a
Statutory Councils
A statutory council is a body established under the Labour Relations Act, 1995, in an area or sector of industry where no bargaining councils exists.
Strikes
Stopping work to back up a demand Strikes Stopping work to back up a demand The Labour Relations Act, 1995, (LRA) provides a framework for
The Draft Codes of Good Practice on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
The draft Codes of Good Practice on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“Codes”) were published by the Department of Trade & Industry in December 2004 for
The end of Outsourcing as we know it?
Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act (the Act) regulates the employment law consequences of a transfer of the whole or part of a business
The Prohibition of Unfair Discrimination in the Workplace
The purpose of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) is to achieve equity in the workplace The Prohibition of Unfair Discrimination in the Workplace The Employment
The stages in management of employee performance: a labour law perspective
Advocate M H Marcus discusses the need to apply a performance management process before considering dismissal for misconduct or incapacity By Advocate M H Marcus