Labour Law Management Consulting
Don’t slip on the job grading tightrope
2nd December 2024 The law does not say that, in every case, all incumbents in all jobs of the same value must receive exactly the same pay. The law recognises that... →
Labour Law Provides Few Employer Protections
31st October 2024 South Africa’s labour laws severely restrict employers’ rights. Examples of these restrictions include: Employees appear to have the right to... →
Investigation is an art and a science
30th August 2024 In the case of G4S Secure Solutions vs Mlotshwa (Lex Media. 14 August 2024. Labour Court case number D267/2021) the employee was fired for causing... →
Inadmissible evidence shakes the precarious labour law tightrope
29th July 2024 Relying on legally inadmissible evidence at the CCMA is like walking on a shaky tightrope without ever having acquired the necessary skill. In the... →
Outsourcing laws might apply to contractor takeovers
28th June 2024 Section 197 of the LRA requires that, where a business or part thereof is taken over as a going concern the new owner must take over the staff from... →
Will the National Health Insurance Act handicap employers?
3rd June 2024 The implementation of the National Health Insurance Act (NHI Act) could seriously handicap disabled and sick employees as well as their employers.... →
Disciplinary hearings must be above board
2nd May 2024 There are several unfair methods that might be used at disciplinary hearings, appeal hearings and arbitration hearings. These unsavoury tactics... →
Employers must learn to walk the Labour Law tightrope
2nd April 2024 Section 23(1) of the Constitution of South Africa provides that “Everyone has the right to fair labour practices.” This would mean that both... →
