BEWARE DISMISSING FOR CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

BEWARE DISMISSING FOR CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Common law recognises an employee’s right to look after his/her own interests. However, the law also balances out this right, by stating that it is the employee’s obligation to ensure that the satisfaction of his/her interests does not conflict with those of the...
HANDLE SHOP STEWARDS WITH CARE

HANDLE SHOP STEWARDS WITH CARE

The trade union movement in South Africa is very powerful. This is not only because of the relatively high number of unionised employees and because of the extremely strong legislation supporting unionisation, but also because of the political alliance between the...