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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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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...
 
 
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...
 
 
22 Feb 2012
 
Terminating fixed-term contracts a headache
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Until the new labour laws being currently discussed are implemented it will be easy to appoint a worker on the basis of a fixed-term contract. However, it is when you want to end the employment...
 
 
01 Feb 2012
 
Employers can get more than they bargained for
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
My previous article highlighted the fact that trade unions can approach employers in terms of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and demand recognition. One of the key demands of the union will be to...
 
 
05 Jan 2012
 
When can a trade union demand recognition at your workplace?
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
A trade union will be successful in gaining recognition at your workplace if it can prove to you or to the CCMA that it has sufficient representation amongst your employees. The question is, what...
 
 
07 Dec 2011
 
Disciplinary Hearings – Be Prepared
LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
I was recently asked by an employer to assist with preparing for a Labour Court review case. The employer had dismissed the employee for theft amounting to R11000 but the CCMA had forced the...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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