by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 27, 2020 | Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments, Tools
It is understandable that business owners feel panicky because of the toll Corona is taking on business income. However, most businesses realise that if they implement wholesale retrenchments, they will not only lose valuable skills but will also reduce the buying...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 20, 2020 | CCMA, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Tools
The CCMA’s policy guidelines for misconduct dismissal arbitrations increases the obligation on commissioners to conduct themselves properly when arbitrating such matters. These guidelines backed up by the law, pave the way for employers and employees to take the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 20, 2020 | Employment Equity Act, Labour Court, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Sexual Harassment
The Employment Equity Act (EEA) prohibits sexual harassment of employees by other employees and holds the employer liable in such cases even if the employer does not know that sexual harassment is going on. The courts have upheld this provision. For example, in the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 2, 2020 | Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments, Tools
It is understandable that business owners feel panicky because of the toll Corona is taking on business income. However, many businesses realise that if they implement wholesale retrenchments they will not only lose valuable skills but will also reduce the buying...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 23, 2020 | Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Tools, Uncategorised
Since the cancer of apartheid, South Africa’s workplaces have not been affected by a malady anywhere nearly as bad as Corona. Corona severely threatens not only our physical health but also the economic health of workers, employers and the economy as a whole. We have...
