by Ivan Israelstam | Feb 8, 2018 | CCMA, Labour Law, Unfair Dismissals
Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) says that dismissal is only appropriate for those serious offences that make “a continued employment relationship intolerable”. Such serious offences could include, for example, gross insubordination, endangering the safety...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 20, 2017 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
During 2014 and 2015 the Department of Labour introduced a spate of new legislation with far reaching significance for employers. These major amendments have increased the already powerful stranglehold that legislation had on productive business management and...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 13, 2017 | CCMA, Unfair Dismissals
Workplace fraud, by its nature, is a secretive act. It is a type of dishonesty that is normally committed in such a way that its very existence is concealed. Collins Concise Dictionary defines fraud as “deliberate deception, trickery or cheating intended to gain an...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
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.labourlawadvice.co.za The drafters of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 (LRA)...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorised
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: labourlaw@absamail.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za Feelings of spite arise at work for a great variety of...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorised
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.labourlawadvice.co.za One must go far back in South African History to find a...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 2, 2017 | Uncategorised
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.labourlawadvice.co.za. In the mid 1990s the old labour legislation was...
by Ivan Israelstam | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorised
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.labourlawadvice.co.za The Labour Relations Act (LRA) allows employees who...
by Ivan Israelstam | Sep 18, 2017 | Uncategorised
Don’t underestimate the power of trade unions 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. The trade union movement in...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 28, 2017 | Uncategorised
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.labourlawadvice.co.za Section 186 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) gives every...