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    Employers have to protect themselves
    Ivan Israelstam
    • Jun 13
    • 4 min

    Employers have to protect themselves

    The Labour Relations Act, seven other labour acts and numerous codes of good practice have all been designed to protect employees.
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    Don’t bypass your own disciplinary policies
    Ivan Israelstam
    • May 30
    • 3 min

    Don’t bypass your own disciplinary policies

    Section 188 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) gives the employer the onus of proving that it has been procedurally and substantively fair...
    2 views
    Labour law events scheduled for 2022
    Danielle Geldenhuys
    • May 3
    • 1 min

    Labour law events scheduled for 2022

    We compile and update a list of legal events on legal matters in South Africa. The events include webinars, seminars, conferences...
    47 views
    Second generation outsourcing: can you retrench?
    Ivan Israelstam
    • Apr 19
    • 4 min

    Second generation outsourcing: can you retrench?

    It is contentious as to whether second generation outsourcing falls under section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, which is the law...
    2 views
    Understanding provocation not easy
    Ivan Israelstam
    • Mar 14
    • 3 min

    Understanding provocation not easy

    Appended to the Labour Relations Act is The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal. This Code requires an employer to consider a number...
    12 views
    Assault not always reason to fire
    Ivan Israelstam
    • Mar 8
    • 3 min

    Assault not always reason to fire

    Even serious assault might not merit dismissal if the employer is unable to show that the misconduct rendered the employment relationship...
    4 views
    A selection of Government Gazettes published during February 2022
    Adami Geldenhuys
    • Mar 2
    • 15 min

    A selection of Government Gazettes published during February 2022

    Selection of government gazette notices published during February 2022
    222 views
    New minimum wage announced
    Adami Geldenhuys
    • Feb 12
    • 1 min

    New minimum wage announced

    National minimum wage adjusted and reviewed.
    13 views
    New earnings threshold published in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997
    Adami Geldenhuys
    • Feb 12
    • 1 min

    New earnings threshold published in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997

    New earnings threshold in terms of Basic Conditions of Employment Act
    29 views
    Covid complicates absenteeism problem
    Ivan Israelstam
    • Jan 30
    • 4 min

    Covid complicates absenteeism problem

    Even without the effects of Covid absenteeism is a most problematic form of misconduct because it reduces productivity. Most employers there
    11 views
    Change your attitude to sex changes
    Ivan Israelstam
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Change your attitude to sex changes

    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
    13 views
    Take Mitigating Circumstances Seriously
    Ivan Israelstam
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Take Mitigating Circumstances Seriously

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

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