by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 20, 2021 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, MISUNDERSTAND LEGAL TERMS, Sale of a Business
Due to our country’s economic recession closures of SA businesses are increasing. Perhaps the worst of the negative effects of such closures is the wholesale loss of the jobs involving the employees of the business. Sometimes the struggling company is taken over...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 13, 2021 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, MISUNDERSTAND LEGAL TERMS
It is understandable that employers assume that employees who confess to misconduct can be automatically fired. However, there are numerous reasons why this is not true. For example: Even where the employee does confess, he/she is still entitled to a proper hearing. ...
by Ivan Israelstam | Mar 9, 2021 | CCMA, Labour Court, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, MISUNDERSTAND LEGAL TERMS
The legal term ‘prejudice’ has caused some confusion amongst employers and employees because it can be used in several different ways. In fact, the word ‘prejudice’ has four different meanings. In particular, all employers need to understand these meanings in the...