Labour Law Management Consulting
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... →
Affirmative action defaulters to be prosecuted
31st January 2014 You could soon be headed for Labour Court if you are a designated employer and if you have not complied with the Employment Equity Act (EEA). That... →
Major legal changes alarm employers 
28th January 2014 Later in 2014 the President of South Africa will pass into law new legislation with far reaching significance for employers. These major amendments... →
Formal vs informal disciplinary hearings
21st January 2014 The drafters of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 (LRA) expressly provided for accused employees to have a right to be heard. That is, section 188... →
Employment can begin before you start work
6th January 2014 Employers must beware of concluding employment contracts that they are unable or unwilling to implement.. This is because, as soon as the applicant... →
Retrenchments and mutual terminations fuelling unemployment
4th December 2013 One must go far back in South African History to find a time when as many employees were losing their jobs as is happening right now. While... →
Ensure that your executives have a full grasp of labour law
29th November 2013 One would expect that, with the passing of time, employers would become more experienced in how to treat employees in line with the law. However,... →
Managing shop stewards
5th November 2013 The trade union movement in South Africa is extremely powerful. This is not only because of the high proportion of unionised employees and because... →
