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20 June 2013
Polity Focus
 
 
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01 Mar 2010
 
 
The Effectiveness of Legal Appointments in the Workplace
CAMERON CROSS
Employers are charged with certain functions and responsibilities in terms of either the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993 ("OHSA") or the Mine Health and Safety Act, 29 of 1996...
 
 
11 Nov 2009
 
The legal nature of the CCMA Certificate of Outcome
WEBBER WENTZEL
The matter of Strautman v Silver Meadows Trading 99 CC (Pty) Ltd t/a Mugg and Bean Suncoast and Others1 dealt with the legal nature of a certificate of outcome issued by the Commission for...
 
 
03 Nov 2009
 
Simplification of skills development tax incentives for employers and employees
DENEYS REITZ
The South African Government has committed itself to ensuring the empowerment of those persons who were previously disadvantaged by our dark past. One way in which it has done so is by giving tax...
 
 
04 Sep 2009
 
Restraint of trade clauses - separating the chaff from the wheat
WEBBER WENTZEL
"On what conceivable basis can it be concluded that an employee should be compelled to sign an agreement so wide, so vast in its scope and application, and be compelled to be restrained from...
 
 
Labour brokers
WEBBER WENTZEL
Following the article in the March 2009 Employment E-Brief, there have been some developments in respect of labour brokers and their continued existence. The Department of Labour has been...
 
 
15 Jul 2009
 
The saga continues – petty theft, shrinkage and Shoprite…
WEBBER WENTZEL
"Dismissal is not an expression of moral outrage; much less an act of vengeance. It is, or should be, a sensible operational response to a risk management in the particular enterprise. This is why...
 
 
16 Apr 2009
 
Employers can’t just take away employee benefits
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
In these tough economic times, almost all employers are looking for ways to cut their costs. For many of them, their highest cost is their employees. Employee costs are increased by the benefits...
 
 
07 Apr 2009
 
Can employees strike for an equity stake in the capital of their employer?
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Employees have a constitutional right to strike. But can they strike for an equity stake in the capital of their employer? A strike is a concerted refusal to work by employees for the purpose of...
 
 
 
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