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Dismissed For Not Accepting An Employer's Demand – When Is This Automatically Unfair?
25th November 2019 The Labour Relations Act (LRA), which generally protects employees in South Africa against unfair dismissal, as well as being subjected to unfair... →
Where A Failure To Conduct Job Grading Deprives An Employee Of Benefits It May Amount To An Unfair Labour Practice
12th November 2019 Whether the failure to implement a performance management system in relation to job grading and job evaluation systems amounts to an unfair labour... →
Carrying Weapons During Strike Action: Potential Ground For Dismissal
12th November 2019 Employees engaged in strike action who carry dangerous weapons during a strike run the risk of dismissal. The act of carrying weapons exposes... →
Rulings bring clarity to unions that have yet to adopt secret ballot amendments
7th November 2019 Section 23(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 provides that every worker has the right to strike. However, much like... →
The importance of having a justifiable reason for fixed term employment
17th October 2019 Whether the termination of an employee’s fixed term contract of employment, where such employee earns below the earnings threshold and is employed... →
Civil damages or even class action suits a possibility for companies failing to protect customer data
15th October 2019 Companies that fail to protect their customers’ personal information may face class action suits once the Protection of Personal Information Act... →
The rise of the Chief Restructuring Officer in South Africa
4th October 2019 Eskom has one and SAA is looking for one. And as South African State Owned Enterprises (SEOs) and private sector companies continue to suffer from... →
Imminent Changes To US Immigration Program
1st October 2019 There has been a lot of recent media attention surrounding the EB-5 Investment Visa Program, and for good reason. South African residents are not... →
