by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 28, 2015 | Corporate, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
I often receive calls from angry employers who, having been certain of success at arbitration, have received notice that they have lost the case. The reasons that this might happen include amongst others: The case of the employer concerned was weak without him/her...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jan 21, 2015 | 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. In South Africa, where there is heavy competition for jobs it is not unusual for job...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jan 16, 2015 | Unfair Dismissals
Item 4 of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (The Code) contained in Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states that, when an enquiry is held into an employee’s alleged misconduct “The employee should be allowed …… the assistance of a trade union...
by Ivan Israelstam | Dec 8, 2014 | CCMA
Employers frequently misuse probation agreements to get rid of employees instantly because: the employee has committed misconduct the employer wants to make space for a friend or cousin of the owner the employee ‘does not fit in’ a manager ‘does not like the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Dec 3, 2014 | CCMA, Labour Law, Retrenchments
While all retrenchments are painful and often devastating for employees it is normal for employers to retrench employees after serious losses have been incurred because the employer cannot afford to pay their salaries. It can also happen that those executives...
