by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 17, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Disciplinary Hearing, Dismissal, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Labour Unions South Africa, Retrenchments
Employees’ level of work performance is a crucial factor in the advancement of South Africa’s economy and in the success of each enterprise. This is one reason why the law allows employers to dismiss employees who fail to perform according to performance...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 11, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Disciplinary Hearing, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Labour Unions South Africa, PRIVATE ARBITRATION, Retrenchments
The huge losses that can result from strikes raise the question of how strikes can be prevented. The consequences of strikes can include: The employer’s loss of clients Financial losses for businesses Closure of businesses Industrial sabotage Loss of pay and...
by Ivan Israelstam | Aug 3, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Disciplinary Charges, Disciplinary Hearing, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments
Section 186 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) gives every employee the right not to be unfairly dismissed or to be subjected to unfair labour practices. Schedule 8 of the LRA provides that “The employee should be entitled to a reasonable time to prepare the...
by Ivan Israelstam | Jul 27, 2021 | CCMA, Corporate, Employees, Labour Court, Labour Law, Labour Law for Employers, Labour Relations Act, Retrenchments
Employees who are seen as trouble makers, eccentrics, disruptive, disagreeable, pushy, non-compliant, independent or who merely refuse to ‘suck up’ to the boss often find themselves on the wrong side of the exit door. In the absence of statutory guidance, case after...
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...
