Employment Law

March 2, 2023

Disposing with pre-dismissal procedures

Section 4(4) of the Code of Good Practice (Schedule 8 of the LRA) provides that: “In exceptional circumstances, if the employer cannot reasonably be expected to […]
November 9, 2022

Accumulation and forfeiture of annual leave

One of the questions employers are often faced with in the employment relationship relates to the accumulation of annual leave, and more specifically, what happens when […]
November 4, 2022

Admissibility of evidence in a disciplinary inquiry

The term admissibility means refers to ‘the quality of being acceptable or valid, especially as evidence in a court of law.’ Though the Code of Good […]
October 5, 2022

Accumulation and forfeiture of annual leave

One of the questions employers are often faced with in the employment relationship relates to the accumulation of annual leave, and more specifically, what happens when […]
April 11, 2022

Is depression a ground for discrimination?

In a matter of Legal Aid South Africa v Jansen, the Labour Appeal Court had to decide whether the Employer’s decision to dismiss Mr Jansen, who […]
January 11, 2022

Getting technical with disciplinary hearings

When an employer institutes a disciplinary hearing against an employee, the employee is entitled to know and understand the nature of the charge(s) against him/her. As […]
August 17, 2021

Violence and looting – What to do when your employees have been involved

With looting and violence severely impacting certain parts of South Africa in June 2021, many businesses are facing great challenges on various fronts. In light of the recent civil […]
May 21, 2021

New rights for fathers, adoptive parents and commissioning parents

In a welcoming and long-awaited move, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Amendment of the Labour Law Act into law on 28 November 2018, giving parents, particularly […]
May 6, 2021

Does an employee have the right to freedom of religion?

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, is the supreme law of the land and all conduct and legislation must comply with it. The […]
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