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Retrenchment consultations: the use of video-conferencing
9th July 2020 Whether an employer may utilise Zoom when conducting consultations in a retrenchment exercise. If not, does the continuation of the consultations... →
Discovery vs Liberty – When is use of a trade mark an infringement?
6th July 2020 Various Discovery companies took Liberty Group Limited to court over Liberty’s use of Discovery’s VITALITY and DISCOVERY registered trade marks in... →
Labour court provides much needed correction on no work no pay cases
2nd July 2020 The Johannesburg High Court recently found in the matter of Mhlonipheni v Mezepoli Melrose Arch and Others 2020 that employees (in this case,... →
Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown
24th June 2020 With the easing of the nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Government's "Risk Adjusted Strategy" (comprising of... →
Labour Court Provides Much Needed Correction On No Work No Pay Cases
18th June 2020 The Johannesburg High Court recently found in the matter of Mhlonipheni v Mezepoli Melrose Arch and Others 2020 that employees (in this case,... →
What should an employer do if an employee contracts Covid-19 and has been in the workplace?
8th June 2020 The Department of Employment and Labour issued directions in late April 2020 on the measures an employer would need to take to provide its... →
Labour court came to wrong conclusion in SAA business rescue case
20th May 2020 On 08 May 2020 the Labour Court handed down what could be considered a seminal judgment on the issue of retrenchment in the context of business... →
Special measures for the return to work of employees older than 60 years old and those with health issues or comorbidities
11th May 2020 On 29 April 2020 the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, published Regulations in terms of the... →
