HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SPURS CRACKDOWN ON UNFAIR RETRENCHMENTS

HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SPURS CRACKDOWN ON UNFAIR RETRENCHMENTS

Over the past decade, millions of employees have been retrenched. One would have thought that, by now, companies would be so lean that further retrenchments would not be feasible. Despite this, large numbers of retrenchments are still occurring; and employers need to...
APPROACH THE TRANSFER OF BUSINESS SERVICES WITH GREAT CARE

APPROACH THE TRANSFER OF BUSINESS SERVICES WITH GREAT CARE

The law does not allow new employers that take over a business in terms of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), to retrench or otherwise dismiss any employees for reasons related to such takeover. The LRA requires the new employer, in a takeover as a going...
DON’T CONFUSE ANTI-VAXXING WITH DEFIANCE

DON’T CONFUSE ANTI-VAXXING WITH DEFIANCE

Normally, a refusal to obey a reasonable instruction merits discipline, which in some cases could merit dismissal. However, refusal to be vaccinated should not be treated as misconduct. Our constitution and its resulting labour legislation protect employees from...