by Lia Marus | Jul 25, 2018 | Newsletters
The 2014 amendments to the Employment Equity Act (EEA) state that people who perform the same work, or work of similar value, must receive the same or similar remuneration. Recently, a number of significant labour law cases have been adjudicated which put this...
by Lia Marus | Jun 29, 2018 | Newsletters
Recently, I’ve noticed a misconception that fixed-term contracts are no longer being used. This is particularly in light of the pending judgement of the Constitutional Court in the Assign Services Case. At our recent Mid-Year Labour Law Update, a number of cases...
by Lia Marus | Nov 23, 2017 | Latest News
In any disciplinary proceedings that you must hold with your employees, it is vital to interpret the evidence presented to you correctly. If you don’t do this, it’s very likely that the matter will be dismissed. Some Key Terms that you’ll come across in the Law of...
by Lia Marus | Nov 15, 2017 | Latest News
Since the travesty that befell the country in 2012 with the Marikana incident, South Africa has been described as an extremely strike-prone country with many attendant losses. For example, insurer Sasria recorded claims of nearly R900 million most of which were...
by Lia Marus | Nov 13, 2017 | Latest News
Earlier this year, we wrote about how social media can become a veritable minefield for you the employer. We also advised that you need to have a social media policy in place in addition to instituting training sessions about social media with your staff. (Click here...