by Ivan Israelstam | May 5, 2018 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
The role of private arbitration in labour law is in the spotlight as we enter ‘strike season’.The huge losses resulting from the frequent, drawn out and violent brand of strikes in South Africa raise the question of how such conflict can be prevented. The...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 2, 2018 | Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Uncategorised
Double Jeopardy occurs where an employee is punished twice for the same incident of misconduct or poor performance. Normally, such discipline would be found to be unfair. However, a second disciplinary process might be justified if the employer is able to present:...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 20, 2017 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
During 2014 and 2015 the Department of Labour introduced a spate of new legislation with far reaching significance for employers. These major amendments have increased the already powerful stranglehold that legislation had on productive business management and...
