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Poor conduct can mean poor management
20th April 2012 It does happen that an employee continues to break rules regardless of how well he/she is managed. However, in my experience this is more the... →
New Labour Bills to Strengthen Trade Unions
By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th April 2012 Last week I alerted readers to two new labour bills approved by cabinet in March 2012 that amend the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic... →
Employers are sick of absenteeism
2nd April 2012 Labour law allows employers to discipline employees for absenteeism. Item 3 of Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states that “Efforts... →
Employers must have rules
1st March 2012 Employees may, after the statutory procedures have been properly implemented, be dismissed for reasons of :... →
Terminating fixed-term contracts a headache 
22nd February 2012 Until the new labour laws being currently discussed are implemented it will be easy to appoint a worker on the basis of a fixed-term contract.... →
When is dismissal fair?
By: Creamer Media Reporter 20th February 2012 In the case of Moloi vs Quthing Construction and Developers CK (2007, 8 BALR 720) the accused was given a final warning after he had been... →
Hearsay evidence can render dismissals unfair
By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th February 2012 When a presiding officer chairs a disciplinary hearing he/she must hear all relevant evidence offered. That is, the chairperson does not normally... →
Employers can get more than they bargained for
By: Creamer Media Reporter 1st February 2012 My previous article highlighted the fact that trade unions can approach employers in terms of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and demand... →
