by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 22, 2024 | #UnfairSuspensions, #UnfairTreatment, Unfair Dismissals, UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE, Unfair Suspensions
By Ivan Israelstam, 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 Labour Relations Act (LRA) does not define the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Apr 15, 2024 | #UnfairTreatment, Unfair Dismissals, UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE, Unfair Suspensions
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 Despite the fact that the CCMA and Labour Courts...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 21, 2021 | Corporate, Employees, INVESTIGATING MISCONDUCT, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Unfair Dismissals
Two common mistakes that employers make on receiving misconduct allegations against employees are: Firstly, they ignore the reports because acting on them is ‘too much trouble’, or because they fear infringing the myriad of legal rights that employees enjoy. This...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 19, 2021 | CCMA, Evidence, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Unfair Dismissals
Proof is evidence soundly supported by other relevant evidence. Regardless of the seriousness of an employee’s misconduct, his/her dismissal will be found to be unfair if the employer is unable to provide at arbitration sound and relevant evidence that the employee...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 11, 2021 | CCMA, Employment Equity Act, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Unfair Dismissals
While labour law allows employers to discipline employees who pretend to be ill, the laws also protect genuinely ill, injured, and disabled employees. Firstly, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act entitles ill or injured employees to sick leave of one day’s paid...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 4, 2021 | CCMA, INSTANT RESIGNATIONS, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Unfair Dismissals
The employment of an employee can be terminated by the death of the employee, by his/her retirement, by dismissal, by mutual agreement or at the instance of the employee. Normally, if the employee terminates the employment, he/she does so by retiring or resigning and...
