by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 6, 2025 | Alcohol consumption
By Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawvideos.co.za Employers too often assume that employees who have...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 24, 2025 | Disciplinary Charges
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. South African labour law, strongly influenced by the trade union movement, defines...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 16, 2025 | Retrenchments
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Section 213 of the LRA indicates that the reasons for retrenchment may be based on the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 9, 2025 | #UnfairSuspensions
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Employees frequently contact me complaining that they have been fired. However, it often...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 26, 2025 | EMPLOYEE VICTIMISATION
By Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Contact: (011) 888-7944 / 0828522973 | Email: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za Although the Protected Disclosures Act no. 26 of 2000 (PDA) is not a piece of labour legislation it does protect...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 18, 2025 | Strikes
By Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Contact: (011) 888-7944 / 0828522973 | Email: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za Central to South Africa’s law of discipline is the entrenched principle that discipline of employees who have not...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 12, 2025 | Evidence
By Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Contact: (011) 888-7944 / 0828522973 | Email: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za Employers are entitled to require employees not to make false allegations against the employer. This is because such...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 8, 2024 | CCMA, HR POLICIES, Labour Law for Employers
By Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Contact: (011) 888-7944 / 0828522973 | Email: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za Visit: www.labourlawadvice.co.za Unfair discrimination can take many forms. For example, where an employee is...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 1, 2024 | CCMA, Labour Law
By Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. Contact: (011) 888-7944 / 082 852 2973, or email ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Visit: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. Many employers make the mistake of delaying disciplinary action against...
by Ivan Israelstam | Sep 23, 2024 | CCMA, Labour Law
By lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za In a recent article I stressed how important it is for...