by Lia Marus | Oct 31, 2017 | Latest News
For a dismissal to be valid, it needs to be both procedurally and substantively fair. (To read more about what “substantive fairness” is read our article entitled What Is Considered To Be ‘Fair’ in a Disciplinary Hearing?) Temporary Employment Services (TES) have been...
by Lia Marus | Oct 23, 2017 | Latest News
In the article, What Is Considered To Be ‘Fair’ in a Disciplinary Hearing?, we discussed the conditions necessary for a disciplinary hearing to be considered to be fair. What this means is that to pass muster, a disciplinary hearing must possess the quality of...
by Lia Marus | Oct 9, 2017 | Gazettes, Latest News
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, unless this discrimination is for justifiable reasons. Unfortunately, post-apartheid South...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 21, 2017 | Latest News
We reported in February that Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, had announced a National Minimum Wage for South Africa. This would take effect on 1 May 2018. The NMW would work out to be R20 per hour for a 40-hour week. These are still valid. However, there have been...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 17, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
Disciplinary hearings are never a pleasant experience for either the employer or employee. These can be made even more onerous for you, the employer. This is if you do not abide by the rules of fairness prescribed for these procedures. If you are suspected of not...
