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The Labour Relations Act, seven other labour acts and numerous codes of good practice have all been designed to protect employees.

Section 188 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) gives the employer the onus of proving that it has been procedurally and substantively fair...

We compile and update a list of legal events on legal matters in South Africa. The events include webinars, seminars, conferences...

It is contentious as to whether second generation outsourcing falls under section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, which is the law...

Appended to the Labour Relations Act is The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal. This Code requires an employer to consider a number...

Even serious assault might not merit dismissal if the employer is unable to show that the misconduct rendered the employment relationship...

Selection of government gazette notices published during February 2022

National minimum wage adjusted and reviewed.

New earnings threshold in terms of Basic Conditions of Employment Act

Even without the effects of Covid absenteeism is a most problematic form of misconduct because it reduces productivity. Most employers there

In my view gender discrimination occurs, for example, where the employer forces males to belong to a benefit scheme such as a medical aid bu

Too often, when an employer finds an employee guilty of a serious offence, the employer fires the employee right away. However, being guilty