by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 8, 2024 | Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
By lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za The resolution of labour disputes at the CCMA is...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 11, 2024 | ARBITRATION, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
By lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. As the CCMA is an executor of South Africa’s labour...
by Ivan Israelstam | Feb 12, 2024 | #UnfairTreatment, ARBITRATION, EMPLOYEE VICTIMISATION, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
By lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. The Code of Good Practice in the Prevention and...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 26, 2022 | #UnfairTreatment, ARBITRATION, CONFLICT OF INTERESTS, CROSS-EXAMINATION, EMPLOYEE VICTIMISATION, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act
A common example of hearsay evidence is where the person placing the evidence before the presiding officer of the disciplinary or arbitration hearing is not the person who witnessed the incident. For instance, the complainant may call the bookkeeper as a witness who...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 26, 2022 | ARBITRATION, CCMA, Contracts, Corporate, CROSS-EXAMINATION, Disciplinary Codes, Disciplinary Hearing, Dismissal, Employees, EMPLOYERS, HR POLICIES, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments
South Africa’s labour legislation changes periodically and case law decisions of ten have the effect of changing the law. As management at all levels makes daily decisions affecting the myriad of employee rights, all managers need to be able to take the complex,...
by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 18, 2022 | ARBITRATION, CCMA, Contracts, Corporate, CROSS-EXAMINATION, Disciplinary Codes, Disciplinary Hearing, Dismissal, Employees, EMPLOYERS, HR POLICIES, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments
Some time ago I was asked by an employer to assist with preparing for a Labour Court review case. The employer had dismissed the employee for theft, but the CCMA had forced the employer to reinstate him. I was puzzled by the CCMA’s decision because, on discussing the...
