by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 2, 2020 | CCMA, Labour Court, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Unfair Dismissals
In addition to Corona it is cold and flu season resulting in work falling behind just when businesses are trying to recover from the lockdown. The challenge for employers is to distinguish the genuine cases of illness from those where employees are just sick of...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 8, 2020 | CCMA, Labour Brokers, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
Employers use alternative and temporary labour sources for numerous reasons including: Permanent employees are away on annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave or other leave and the remaining staff cannot cope with all the work Work volumes have increased...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Disciplinary Hearing, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
Item 4(1) of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (the Code) attached to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states, in effect, that the employer should conduct an investigation and allow the employee to state a case in response to disciplinary allegations as part of the...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Employees, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Tools
Since 1995 the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and Basic Conditions of Employment Act have been replaced with entirely new versions. However, as large as this body of legislation is it often falls short when it comes to detail. For example, the LRA requires employers to...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 20, 2020 | CCMA, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Tools
The CCMA’s policy guidelines for misconduct dismissal arbitrations increases the obligation on commissioners to conduct themselves properly when arbitrating such matters. These guidelines backed up by the law, pave the way for employers and employees to take the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 20, 2020 | Employment Equity Act, Labour Court, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Sexual Harassment
The Employment Equity Act (EEA) prohibits sexual harassment of employees by other employees and holds the employer liable in such cases even if the employer does not know that sexual harassment is going on. The courts have upheld this provision. For example, in the...
