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 | Oct 6, 2020 | Latest News
For a dismissal – be it for misconduct, incapacity or operational reasons – to be fair, it has to be substantively as well as procedurally fair. In other words, there has to be a fair reason for the dismissal (substantive fairness) and how the dismissal takes place...
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 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...
by Global Business Editor | Mar 24, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
by Jonathan Goldberg and Grant Wilkinson Welcome to the third edition of the labour newsflash for 2017. In practice we often are aware that practitioners try to compartmentalise the various aspects of HR/IR and away from the operational business model. At...
