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What if you don’t get notification of your arbitration hearing??!!
30th May 2016 Too many employers have received default awards from the CCMA. The term ‘default award’ refers to the situation where the employer fails to attend... →
Breach of trust does not always justify dismissal
6th April 2016 Dishonesty in the workplace can take many different forms including: Stealing of the employer’s money or other property Unauthorised use of... →
Redundancy pools hold hot water for employers
9th March 2016 Too many employers are still unskilled in dealing both effectively and legally with poor performance and misconduct. Such employers look for other... →
Double jeopardy costs employer 12 months’ remuneration
29th February 2016 A question that is repeatedly asked is whether an employer can discipline an employee a second time for the very same incident of misconduct.... →
Beware – Businesses taking over contracts!!
27th January 2016 Where an undertaking (or part thereof) of any kind is transferred to another undertaking as a going concern section 197 of the Labour Relations Act... →
Incompetence at CCMA a danger for parties
27th November 2015 While I have heard complaints about incompetent CCMA commissioners I have had the pleasure of presenting cases before some highly competent... →
Racist Language Merits Dismissal
2nd November 2015 The Employment Equity Act (EEA) prohibits unfair discrimination. Such unfair discrimination could include, but is not limited to, discrimination on... →
When is using labour brokers legal?
31st August 2015 The labour legislation that came into effect in 1996 severely hamstrung employers in the way they dealt with their employees. In 2002 labour... →
