Can Resignation Be With Immediate Effect?

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) sets out a number of notice periods that an employee needs to give if they tender their resignation. However, can an employee resign with immediate effect? The case of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited v Nombulelo...

Resignations are a one-way ticket!

Employees – for a variety of reasons – resign. Some, after reflection, have a change of heart after they have given more thought to it. They then want to retract their resignations. What position does this leave you in, as the employer? Do you have to...

Labour Newsflash: a look at 2018

Welcome to the last edition of the labour news flash for 2018. It has been a tumultuous year with a number of very important developments taking place in the labour market space. Possibly the biggest case in recent years has been the Assign Services matter. This...