by Ivan Israelstam | May 24, 2016 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Unfair Dismissals
Section 6 of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) prohibits unfair discrimination against an employee on arbitrary grounds One of these grounds is that of religion. This means that no employer is entitled to discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 9, 2016 | CCMA, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
Last week I alerted readers to two new labour law amendment acts that came into effect in 2014 and 2015. These acts radically amend the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). As a result trade union and employee rights have been...
by Ivan Israelstam | May 4, 2016 | Corporate, Employees, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers
In 2011 I alerted readers to four new labour bills set to bedevil employers and likely to further discourage employment. Three of these have now been in place for over a year. The new LRA amendment act has the effect that: members of minority trade unions are able to...
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...
