by Lia Marus | Oct 5, 2020 | Latest News
In order to keep the doors open, a business may need to change an employee’s terms and conditions of employment. If the employee unreasonably refuses to accept these new terms, an employer is entitled to retrench them, potentially without severance pay. Two cases...
by Lia Marus | Jan 30, 2020 | In the News and Media
Our CEO, Jonathan Goldberg, was interviewed on eNCA about the court ruling which allows for employers and a majority union to finalise retrenchment...
by Lia Marus | Jan 29, 2020 | In the News and Media
On Thursday 23 January 2020, the Constitutional Court delivered judgement in the case of Association of Mine Workers and Construction Union and Others v Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine Limited and Others. In this matter, the constitutionality of Section 189(1) of the...
by Global Business Editor | Jun 21, 2019 | In the News and Media, Latest News, Newsletters
Written by Grant Wilkinson (Global Business Solutions) and Mariana Stander (Tax Consulting South Africa) When their market shrinks, especially in a struggling economy, companies must find ways to reduce their operational costs, and retrenchment may become an...
by Lia Marus | Oct 2, 2017 | Latest News
This morning, it was reported in the media that ProductivitySA has called for Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to be amended. This section – which sets out the guidelines for retrenchment procedures – currently limits the parties who must be...