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Conditional reinstatements shake the labour law tightrope
30th June 2025 When it has been found that an employee has been unfairly dismissed the Labour Relations Act (LRA) requires arbitrators and judges to use... →
Constructive dismissals are destructive
29th May 2025 Where an employee successfully alleges that his/her resignation was involuntary and was coerced by the employer, the resignation becomes a... →
Don’t rely on prescription of backpay orders
28th March 2025 I recently warned employers not to rely on technicalities in trying to win labour law cases. At the core of the purpose of labour legislation is... →
Proof crucial for substantively fair retrenchment
3rd March 2025 To have a chance of winning a case at the Labour Court a party must present proof to the judge. What parties do not understand is that they are... →
Irrational retrenchments rock the tightrope
31st January 2025 Despite ‘GNUphoria’ a large number of companies are still experiencing severe financial difficulties arising from the fallout of Covid, electricity... →
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... →
