by Ivan Israelstam | Dec 7, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Dismissal, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
The fact that many CCMA awards have been successfully reviewed at Labour Court places a question mark on the quality of some CCMA awards. This is possibly one reason for the CCMA’s decision to implement its CCMA guidelines: Misconduct Arbitrations in terms of the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 29, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Dismissal, Government, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Strikes
Strikes in South Africa are as ‘normal’ as warm weather. However, more recently strikes have occurred less frequently, probably due to the reluctance of unions to weaken the employer and to spark resulting retrenchments. In the light of this partial mindset change the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 24, 2016 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
The cold wind of strike season is with us again and is causing more chills than the winter weather. The loss of production and of customers is usually the first consequence of a strike. However, indirect strike costs incurred later can be just as serious. In the case...