by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 15, 2024 | #UnfairTreatment, Unfair Dismissals, UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE, Unfair Suspensions
By lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za Despite the fact that the CCMA and Labour Courts...
by Ivan Israelstam | Feb 26, 2024 | #UnfairTreatment, ARBITRATION, CCMA, Evidence, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
By lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. Just as with the word ‘fair’ there is a distinct...
by Ivan Israelstam | Feb 12, 2024 | #UnfairTreatment, ARBITRATION, EMPLOYEE VICTIMISATION, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
By lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. The Code of Good Practice in the Prevention and...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 26, 2022 | #UnfairTreatment, ARBITRATION, CONFLICT OF INTERESTS, CROSS-EXAMINATION, EMPLOYEE VICTIMISATION, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
A common example of hearsay evidence is where the person placing the evidence before the presiding officer of the disciplinary or arbitration hearing is not the person who witnessed the incident. For instance, the complainant may call the bookkeeper as a witness who...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 13, 2019 | #UnfairTreatment, CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act, Unfair Dismissals
The lodging of complaints by staff cannot be used as grounds for alleging incompatibility or dismissing employees. In the case of Jabari vs Telkom SA (Pty) Ltd (2006, 10 BLLR 924) the Labour Court, in explaining the nature of workplace incompatibility, highlighted...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 23, 2019 | #UnfairTreatment, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act, Unfair Dismissals
It seems obvious to employers that, if an employee is arrested by the police he has ‘dismissed himself’. However, this mistaken belief is born from wishful thinking. Reasons for such wishful thinking may include: The employer fears having a criminal at the workplace...
