Labour Law Management Consulting
Sexual harassment, gender discrimination not the same
27th June 2014 Section 6(1) of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) prohibits employers from unfairly discriminating, directly or indirectly, against an employee in... →
Con-arb – good idea or bad mistake?
2nd June 2014 Due to the need to speed up the resolution of labour disputes the Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides for a ‘short-cut’ process called con-arb... →
Employee defiance a growing problem
30th April 2014 South African employees are so heavily protected by the Constitution, by labour legislation, by the Labour Courts the CCMA and trade unions that... →
Is the labour law reasonable?
29th April 2014 One of the most unfathomable words used in labour legislation is the word ‘reasonable’. This is because: • When defining the concept dictionaries... →
Taking issue with arbitrators
14th April 2014 Where a party at the CCMA or bargaining council is unhappy with the award or ruling of an arbitrator he/she does not have the right of appeal.... →
Employers victimised by confusing legal terms
31st March 2014 In my last article I mentioned that there are many labour law terms that are confusing, unclear and vague. Such terms are often either not defined... →
Mitigation law a major challenge for employers
12th March 2014 Even where it has been proved beyond any doubt at arbitration that an employee has committed an extremely serious offence, the employer will not... →
Is workplace victimisation prohibitted?
3rd March 2014 We have received countless calls from readers asking about the meaning of legal terms found in the Labour Relations Act (LRA) Employment Equity Act... →