by Global Business Editor | Sep 21, 2022 | Latest News
Disciplinary Hearings In The Workplace Disciplinary Hearings In The Workplace- On 22 July 2010 an employee was charged with four counts of misconduct by the Eastern Cape Department of Education (Department) for awarding a service contract to her spouse’s company...
by Lia Marus | Jun 4, 2021 | Latest News
We all know that diversity in teams allows them to perform better when there is a sense of inclusion and belonging. This is mostly because every human being is unique and therefore brings unique individual perspectives which emanate from different characteristics,...
by Lia Marus | Apr 23, 2021 | Latest News
The Employment Equity Act (EEA) provides guidelines on how to deal with unfair discrimination and recourse for employees who suffer the consequences of unfair discrimination. It is about promoting equal opportunities for all employees and seeks to redress imbalances...
by Lia Marus | Apr 7, 2021 | Latest News
Equality in remuneration is gaining statutory and litigious momentum with the existing provisions of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) and Codes of Practice underpinning no fewer than 826 CCMA referrals on equal pay disputes over the period April 2019 to February 2020....
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 | Dec 9, 2020 | Latest News
If one of your female employees informs you that she is pregnant, and does work that could be harmful to her unborn child, you are obliged to find alternative, safer employment for her for the duration of her pregnancy. The case of Samancor Chrome Ltd (Eastern Chrome...
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,...
by Lia Marus | Dec 2, 2020 | Latest News
There have been many high profile cases regarding racial insults and the consequences of these for the perpetrator. Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd v Samka and others – (2018) 27 LC 1.11.23 also reported at [2018] 9 BLLR 922 (LC) demonstrates how racial insults...
by Lia Marus | Nov 3, 2020 | Latest News
The issue of Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value is one that South African employers and employees are grappling with in the workplace. What this principle means is that employers – who have individuals in their employ who perform the same or substantially similar...
by Lia Marus | Nov 2, 2020 | Labour Law Updates
The Bill of Rights – as contained in the Constitution as well as the Employment Equity Act (EEA) – prohibit discrimination by one South African, or person situated in South Africa, against another in the same situation unless this discrimination is for...
