by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 19, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Disciplinary Charges, Disciplinary Codes, Disciplinary Hearing, Dismissal, Employees, Employment Contracts, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
The drafters of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 (LRA) expressly provided in the statute for the right of an accused to be heard. That is, section 188 of the LRA states that a dismissal is unfair if the employer fails to prove that it was effected in accordance with a...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 3, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Disciplinary Charges, Disciplinary Hearing, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments
Section 186 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) gives every employee the right not to be unfairly dismissed or to be subjected to unfair labour practices. Schedule 8 of the LRA provides that “The employee should be entitled to a reasonable time to prepare the...