by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 2, 2015 | Corporate, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments, Tools
Employees who report employers for committing illegal or otherwise irregular acts are protected, in the first instance, by the Constitution of South Africa. Specifically, section 16 of the Bill of Rights gives everyone the right to freedom of expression and to impart...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 19, 2015 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments, Training
Early last year I informed readers of the CCMA’s decision to draft a set of guidelines on Misconduct Arbitrations in terms of the provisions of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). These guidelines were implemented in January 2012. The stated purpose of these guidelines is...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 12, 2015 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments, Unfair Dismissals
‘NEDLAC’ stands for the National Economic Development and Labour Council. This is a high level forum where, amongst other things, legislation regarding labour and economic development issues is debated and formed in preparation for enactment in Parliament. This body...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 5, 2015 | CCMA, Corporate, Labour Law, Labour Law Debate with Ivan Israelstam, Labour Law for Employers, Training
Case law reveals countless reasons given by CCMA arbitrators for an employer’s dismissal decision to be deemed unfair. For example, in the case of Moloi vs Quthing Construction and Developers CK (2007, 8 BALR 720) the accused was given a final warning after he had...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 3, 2015 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments
Some time ago asked by an employer to assist with preparing for a Labour Court review case. The employer had dismissed the employee for theft but the CCMA had forced the employer to reinstate him. I was puzzled by the CCMA’s decision because, on discussing the case...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 26, 2015 | CCMA, Corporate, Employees, Labour Law
The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (the Code) in Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) has been, in effect, provided for in section 188 (2) in Chapter 8 of the LRA. This chapter provides for this Code as part of its purpose of ensuring that employers accede...
