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...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 22, 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 Employees who are trouble makers, eccentrics, disruptive,...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 14, 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 term ‘shop steward’ is a colloquial one and...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 7, 2017 | Uncategorised
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. Contact him on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. When it has been found that an employee has been unfairly dismissed the Labour Relations Act...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 31, 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. Labour legislation requires of employers to ensure...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 17, 2017 | Corporate, Employees
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. The Labour Relations Act (LRA), in its definition section says that an employee is someone...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 6, 2017 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law Debate with Ivan Israelstam, Unfair Dismissals
Proof is evidence soundly supported by other relevant evidence. Regardless of the seriousness of an employee’s misconduct his/her dismissal will be found to be unfair if the employer is unable to provide at arbitration sound and relevant evidence that the employee was...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 7, 2017 | CCMA, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments, Unfair Dismissals
The current international and South African climate is causing a large number of companies to experience severe financial difficulties. Customer orders are waning, budgets are being cut, profits are dwindling, cash flows are tightening and it is becoming increasingly...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 7, 2017 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments
Until the 2002 amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) were introduced the CCMA and bargaining councils had no jurisdisction to decide retrenchment matters once conciliation failed to resolve the dispute. However, the amendments gave jurisdiction to the CCMA and...
