by Ivan Israelstam | May 30, 2022 | ARBITRATION, CCMA, Corporate, Disciplinary Codes, Dismissal, Employees, EMPLOYERS, HR POLICIES, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments
The law makes it essential for employers to act with great care and expertise in gathering evidence and in designing and applying their disciplinary policies. The Labour Courts are most intolerant of employers who do not follow their own disciplinary policies and who...
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 | Jul 6, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Disciplinary Codes, Disciplinary Hearing, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
Labour legislation requires of employers to ensure that their “…standards of conduct are clear and made available to employees in a manner that is easily understood.” Therefore, two of the many things that an employer may be required to prove when it is dragged to the...