Labour law articles

Can an employee rely on Close Circuit TV (CCTV) evidence in a dismissal hearing? The crisp issue is this: is it a requirement for employers

Time limits: Unfair dismissal disputes must be referred to conciliation within 30 days of the date of dismissal; An unfair labour practice dispute must be

A client asked me if an employer is obliged to accept an employee’s resignation before or during a disciplinary hearing, when he (or she) is

To prevent your staff, especially buyers, from being tempted to accept ‘gifts’ for favours, you may want to implement this basic policy. POLICY GUIDELINES REGARDING

The recent amendments to the LRA have dramatically simplified the recovery process to enforce an unpaid arbitration award, in terms of S143. In the past,

The provisions in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act that apply to annual leave do not apply to an employee who works less than 24

In Mawer v Nortech International (Pty) Limited [2014] JOL 32512 (LC) the Labour Court had to consider whether Mawer’s retrenchment was substantively and procedurally fair

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act provides that an employee’s employment may terminate only on notice of not less than four weeks where the employee

Office parties Your employees relax in the office pub on a Friday afternoon. They get a bit tipsy and one employee has a car accident

Source Kirsten Caddy and Tricia Tsoeu, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr In the unreported case of SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd v CCMA and Others (CC50/13) handed