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INCONSISTENCY DISTURBS THE BALANCE

by Ivan Israelstam | 5th September 2025 | Labour Law for Employers, Uncategorised | 0 Comments

By Ivan Israelstam, 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.labourlawvideos.co.za Unprotected strikes will often merit dismissal where the...

IF IT DOESN’T ADD UP YOU COULD FALL DOWN

by Ivan Israelstam | 28th August 2025 | Promotion, Uncategorised | 0 Comments

By Ivan Israelstam, 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.labourlawvideos.co.za The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal in Schedule 8 of...

MISTIMED RELIANCE ON WARNINGS ROCKS THE TIGHTROPE

by Ivan Israelstam | 22nd August 2025 | Disciplinary Hearing | 0 Comments

By Ivan Israelstam, 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.labourlawvideos.co.za The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal in Schedule 8 of...

EMPLOYERS MUST PROVE THAT DISMISSAL IS MERITED

by Ivan Israelstam | 12th August 2025 | Dismissal | 0 Comments

DOUBLE JEOPARDY SHAKES THE LABOUR LAW TIGHTROPE

by Ivan Israelstam | 6th August 2025 | Disciplinary Charges | 0 Comments

By Ivan Israelstam, 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.labourlawvideos.co.za The legal term for double discipline is ‘double...

ALCOHOL AND TIGHTROPES DON’T MIX

by Ivan Israelstam | 6th August 2025 | Alcohol consumption | 0 Comments

By Ivan Israelstam, 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.labourlawvideos.co.za Employers too often assume that employees who have...

WARNING: DON’T ROCK THE LABOUR LAW TIGHTROPE

by Ivan Israelstam | 24th July 2025 | Disciplinary Charges | 0 Comments

BY Ivan Israelstam, 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. South African labour law, strongly influenced by the trade union movement, defines...

INSUFFICIENT REASONS FOR RETRENCHMENT FATAL

by Ivan Israelstam | 16th July 2025 | Retrenchments | 0 Comments

BY Ivan Israelstam, 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. Section 213 of the LRA indicates that the reasons for retrenchment may be based on the...

UNFAIR SUSPENSIONS SHAKE THE LABOUR LAW TIGHTROPE

by Ivan Israelstam | 9th July 2025 | #UnfairSuspensions | 0 Comments

BY Ivan Israelstam, 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. Employees frequently contact me complaining that they have been fired. However, it often...

VICTIMISING WHISTLE BLOWERS ROCKS THE LABOUR LAW TIGHTROPE

by Ivan Israelstam | 26th June 2025 | EMPLOYEE VICTIMISATION | 0 Comments

By Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Contact: (011) 888-7944 / 0828522973 | Email: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za Although the Protected Disclosures Act no. 26 of 2000 (PDA) is not a piece of labour legislation it does protect...

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