by Ivan Israelstam | Nov 9, 2020 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Unfair Suspensions
While a suspension is not the same as a dismissal it is still regulated by law. Dismissal is a permanent termination of the person’s employment, suspension is merely a temporary halt on the employee’s right to provide services to the employer. Suspensions...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 30, 2020 | CCMA, COVID-19, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, WORKPLACE CONFLICT
The Covid-19 era makes it essential that employers and employees work together to keep the company alive. Therefore, in the age of Corona, workplace rebellion can be the last nail in the coffin. The most typical form of rebellion known in South Africa is industrial...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 22, 2020 | CCMA, Disciplinary Hearing, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
Illegal entrapment occurs when the employer unduly induces an employee to break a rule as opposed merely to providing an opportunity for the employee to break that rule. I have mentioned in previous articles that illegal entrapment is not the only unfair method used...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 16, 2020 | CCMA, CROSS-EXAMINATION, Disciplinary Hearing, Labour Court, Labour Relations Act
At a hearing arranged to discipline an employee both parties are entitled bring witnesses. These witnesses may come from inside or outside the workplace. The accused employee has the right to cross-examine the witnesses brought by the employer. The employer is not...
by Ivan Israelstam | Oct 2, 2020 | CCMA, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Relations Act
In common law, employers and employees have the obligation to treat each other fairly and within the law. For its part, the employer is required to pay the employee the agreed remuneration by the normal pay date. The employer is also required to employ the employee...
