Labour Law Management Consulting
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... →
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... →
