by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 25, 2016 | Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Training
Certain employers could be prosecuted for employing sex offenders. The employment of certain sex offenders is regulated under chapter 6 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 32 of 2007 (CLAA) and prohibits certain employers from hiring or continuing to employ sex...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 22, 2016 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
Should an employer fail to bring any witnesses to a CCMA arbitration the employer’s representative will find it extremely difficult to win the case because witness testimony normally forms the crucial core of the procedure at any hearing. The procedural guidelines...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 15, 2016 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
The CCMA has frequently upheld the dismissal of employees fired for misconduct. We have been directly involved in a great many cases where employees have been fired and, after appealing to the CCMA, have remained fired. It is not the firing of employees that the law...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 4, 2016 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
An integral element of an employment relationship is the need for and the right of the employer and employee to trust each other. This is a two-way street and either party could forgo his/her right to continue the employment by destroying the trust relationship. Thus,...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 28, 2016 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Training
Pregnant employees are strongly protected under South African law. There are no fewer than six pieces of legislation that require employers to treat pregnant and post-pregnant employees with the greatest of care. One of these pieces of legislation is the Code Of Good...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 14, 2016 | CCMA, Corporate, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Retrenchments
The Labour Relations Act of 1995 (LRA) makes it very easy for employees to challenge alleged unfair dismissals and other unfair practices at private or statutory dispute resolution forums. Such disputes may, by agreement, be dealt with via private (non-statutory)...
