by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 6, 2018 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
Employers demote employees fairly frequently. This could be for any number of legitimate, and illegitimate, reasons including: The boss dislikes the employee The employee has broken a rule The employee’s work performance is unsatisfactory The boss wants to create a...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 30, 2018 | CCMA, Labour Law for Employers
Employers too often try to remove their older employees from employment in order to ‘make way for new blood’, or because such employees sometimes move more slowly or ‘do not fit in’. However, such employees are protected by the Employment Equity Act (EEA), which...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 1, 2018 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law for Employers
All grievances should be treated with great care in order to establish their validity and to ensure that they are given appropriate attention. Some employers are too soft and trusting when receiving grievances and give in even before establishing whether the grievance...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 6, 2018 | CCMA
In the interests of resolving labour disputes, CCMA commissioners have been given a wide variety of powers including the power to: Subpoena witnesses and documents On authorisation, enter and inspect any premises on which any relevant document or other object is to be...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 22, 2018 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act, Unfair Dismissals
702 PODCAST Listen to Ivan Israelstam explain the application of “unfair” in matters of dismissal or suspension. Of all the confusing legal terms used in labour law the one that keeps most judges, arbitrators, employers and legal practitioners awake at night is the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jun 19, 2018 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law
Unlawful retrenchment process according to the Labour Relations Act As a result of South Africa’s highly restrictive labour legislation, employers threaten to close down their businesses. But it is not necessary for employers to take such drastic steps merely because...
