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19 June 2013
Legal Briefs
 
 
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08 Jun 2012
 
 
Labour laws protect new mothers
Labour Law Management Consulting
Pregnant employees are strongly protected under South African law. There are no fewer than six pieces of legislation that require employers to treat pregnant and post-pregnant employees with the...
 
 
23 May 2012
 
Labour brokers could go broke
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
The cost of employee benefits is spiralling, having to deal with trade unions is often painful, the complexity of dismissing undesirable employees is frightening and the cost of dealing with CCMA...
 
 
30 Apr 2012
 
Is reference checking legal?
LABOUR LAW MANAGMENT CONSULTING
Employers are often able to test job applicants for certain attributes necessary for some jobs. For instance the ability to read, write, type or operate a computer package can be tested by sitting...
 
 
26 Apr 2012
 
Employers are sick of absenteeism
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Labour law allows employers to discipline employees for absenteeism. Item 3 of Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states that “Efforts should be made to correct employees’ behaviour...
 
 
20 Apr 2012
 
Poor conduct can mean poor management
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
It does happen that an employee continues to break rules regardless of how well he/she is managed. However, in my experience this is more the exception than the rule. More often, consistent poor...
 
 
13 Apr 2012
 
New Labour Bills to Strengthen Trade Unions
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Last week I alerted readers to two new labour bills approved by cabinet in March 2012 that amend the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). Should the bills...
 
 
02 Apr 2012
 
Employers are sick of absenteeism
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Labour law allows employers to discipline employees for absenteeism. Item 3 of Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states that “Efforts should be made to correct employees’ behaviour...
 
 
01 Mar 2012
 
Employers must have rules
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Employees may, after the statutory procedures have been properly implemented, be dismissed for reasons of : Redundancy/retrenchment/operational requirements - That is, the available work,...
 
 
 
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