by Ivan Israelstam | May 11, 2015 | Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
Labour law, born from South Africa’s Constitution, is there primarily to protect employees. Central to this purpose is the principle that the jobs of employees must be protected. Labour law very reluctantly allows employers to terminate the employment of workers but...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 7, 2015 | Corporate, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
South African labour legislation has been written to protect employees to the detriment of employers. This is despite the fact that section 9(1) of the Bill of Rights contained in the Constitution of South Africa provides that “Everyone is equal before the law and has...
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...
