Ivan Israelstam Dec 11, 20234 minEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAWEntrap employees at your perilSection 188 of the LRA provides, in effect, that the employer is assumed, from the outset of an arbitration hearing or court case, to be...
Ivan Israelstam Oct 30, 20233 minEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAWThere are degrees of dishonesty The law does allow employers to dismiss employees for dishonesty. This is because dishonesty can destroy the ability of the employer...
Ivan Israelstam Sep 18, 20234 minEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAWDeal with misconduct expeditiouslyThe adage that justice delayed is justice denied applies to labour law in the sense that employers that act too slowly can be found to be...
Ivan Israelstam Jun 26, 20234 minEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAWThe arbitrator’s decision is not always final! The code of good practice that regulates the conducting of misconduct dismissal arbitrations increases the obligation on commissioners to...
Ivan Israelstam May 8, 20233 minEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAWMisconduct investigation is not just a nice-to-haveInvestigation of misconduct allegations is a crucial step in legally acceptable disciplinary action and cannot be bypassed. ..
Ivan Israelstam Mar 1, 20233 minEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAWFiring the lot could put you in a spot.Employers frequently suspect that serious misconduct has occurred but are unable to prove which employee or employees are responsible...