by Lia Marus | May 24, 2021 | Latest News
In South African Broadcasting Corporation SOC Ltd v Phasha – (2021)30 LAC 1.11.9, a General Manager was charged with misconduct and agreed to a hearing conducted by a CCMA Commissioner in terms of section 188A of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). The employee,...
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 | 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 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...
