by Lia Marus | Jan 14, 2021 | Latest News
The Employment Equity Act makes paying people – who do the same work at different rates of pay – an offence. This amounts to unfair discrimination. However, what often happens is that employees misinterpret this provision as can be seen in the matter of...
by Lia Marus | Jan 13, 2021 | Latest News
Section 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa states that everyone has the right to fair labour practices. This is the basis of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). In the case of LONG V SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES (PTY) LIMITED AND OTHERS; LONG V SOUTH...
by Lia Marus | Dec 18, 2020 | Latest News
Should it be found that an employee has been unfairly dismissed, the usual remedy is re-instatement. The case of South African Municipal Workers’ Union and another v Ethekwini Municipality and others – (2019) 1 BILLR 46 (LAC) discusses this further.An employee was...
by Lia Marus | Dec 7, 2020 | Latest News
Time and again, we see cases coming through the employment law forums, in South Africa that hinge on the consistency of actions performed by employers. The case of JDG Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a Supply Chain Services v Myhill NO and Others (JR958/16) [2018] ZALCJHB 287 (11...
by Lia Marus | Dec 4, 2020 | Latest News
In our workplaces, there are still instances of discrimination which are occurring and the cases that are going through our labour courts bear testament to this. We are fortunate to have legislation which prevents discrimination in the workplace however,...
