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 23, 2018 | Employees, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
Where employees disrupt the workplace the operations of the business can be seriously affected. Employees who behave in a disruptive manner might do so for a variety of reasons including: Abuse of alcohol or other substance Incompetence – that is, while the employee...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 18, 2018 | Labour Law, Labour Law Debate with Ivan Israelstam, Labour Relations Act
The Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides that dismissal must be the last resort where the employer needs to remedy an employment-related issue. This principle applies whether the problem relates to poor work performance, misconduct, job redundancy or incapacity due to...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 18, 2018 | Employees, Labour Law Debate with Ivan Israelstam
The Code Of Good Practice: Dismissal in Schedule 8 makes it clear that, while the disciplinary process can, under certain circumstances, be informal, the employee should nevertheless be told what case he has to meet and be given a proper opportunity to prepare and...
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...
