by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 2, 2020 | Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments, Tools
It is understandable that business owners feel panicky because of the toll Corona is taking on business income. However, many businesses realise that if they implement wholesale retrenchments they will not only lose valuable skills but will also reduce the buying...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 23, 2020 | Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Tools, Uncategorised
Since the cancer of apartheid, South Africa’s workplaces have not been affected by a malady anywhere nearly as bad as Corona. Corona severely threatens not only our physical health but also the economic health of workers, employers and the economy as a whole. We have...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 13, 2020 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
It is legally very dangerous for employers to discipline and fire employees who commit offences due to illness or disability. For example, an employee who uses alcohol or narcotics and becomes addicted is legally classified as being ill and is protected by law. ...
by Ivan Israelstam | Feb 19, 2020 | CCMA, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
There are six pieces of legislation that require employers to treat pregnant and post-pregnant employees with the greatest of care. One of these pieces of legislation is the Code Of Good Practice On The Protection Of Employees During Pregnancy And After The Birth Of A...
by Ivan Israelstam | Dec 18, 2019 | CCMA, Disciplinary Hearing, Discipline Costs, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
What rights do employers have to discipline employees for misconduct perpetrated outside the workplace? While employers have very few rights under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) they do have the right to discipline and even to dismiss employees for work-related...
by Ivan Israelstam | Dec 18, 2019 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
It has become a practice by employers to insert automatic termination clauses into employment contracts for reasons including the following: The employer and employee might agree that should the employee cease to be a shareholder or a director, his/her contract of...
