by Lia Marus | Jan 12, 2021 | Latest News
In the case of University of Kwa Zulu Natal v Pillay and Others Case No: DA09/2015, the issue of when an employee will be liable for the costs of an appeal and a review were considered in the Labour Appeal Court. The employee admitted that he had lied to a tribunal...
by Lia Marus | Dec 21, 2020 | Latest News
The most recent round of amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) have implications for the granting of organisational rights to trade unions. National Union of Mineworkers and others / Western Platinum (Pty) Ltd and others – (2019) 28 CCMA also reported at [2019]...
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 17, 2020 | Latest News
When setting the retirement age in your company, ensure that your policy is based on solid industry standards. If it is not, you could find yourself having to pay thousands that you had not budgeted for as was the case in Brian Joffe t/a J Air v Commission for...
by Lia Marus | Dec 15, 2020 | Latest News
In order to be represented in a workplace of a particular company, the majority of employees need to belong to a union. This takes into account the employees across the entire company and not just at specific branches. In Southern African Clothing and Textile...