Employment and Labour Law Update: November 2024
Labour law tighrope shaken by invalid rule dismissals.
Silence can mean consent!
Investigation is an art and a science.
Dismissing union activists can shake the labour law tightrope
Confessions Not Always Irrefutable
The LRA And Unfair Labour Practices
Law@Work. – 6th ed. LexisNexis, 2023.
Suspend employees with care
Accused employees have the right to challenge the evidence against them
Court findings drive employers to drink
There are degrees of dishonesty
Fixed-term employment contracts not always appropriate.
Deal with misconduct expeditiously
Beware firing genuinely sick employees
Strikes are a symptom of discord
Labour brokers not a cure all for legal restrictions
Ignore the audi alteram partem rule at your peril
Beware disciplining employees for off-site misconduct
New earnings threshold published in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997