COURTS INSIST ON ADHERENCE TO DISCIPLINARY POLICIES

COURTS INSIST ON ADHERENCE TO DISCIPLINARY POLICIES

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...
DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS: FORMAL VS INFORMAL

DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS: FORMAL VS INFORMAL

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...