by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 25, 2016 | Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Training
Certain employers could be prosecuted for employing sex offenders. The employment of certain sex offenders is regulated under chapter 6 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 32 of 2007 (CLAA) and prohibits certain employers from hiring or continuing to employ sex...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 28, 2016 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Training
Pregnant employees are strongly protected under South African law. There are no fewer than 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...
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 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 | Jul 21, 2013 | Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Training
Where employees disrupt the workplace the operations of the business can be seriously affected. This article was written by lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail...
