by Lia Marus | Jan 19, 2021 | Latest News
The issue of short time is a contentious one at the workplace. It results in less take-home pay for employees. This was looked at in National Union of Mineworkers obo Mhlempu / UMSO Construction (Pty) Ltd – (2019) 28 BCCEI 6.7.2. An employee was placed on short-time...
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 | Dec 1, 2020 | Latest News
Paying, or not paying, bonuses is a contentious issue – especially when the employer does not pay. Even then non-payment of some employees who went on strike could still result in a successful unfair labour practice award. In Hotel, Liquor, Catering Commercial...
by Lia Marus | Nov 16, 2020 | Latest News
If an employer decides to transfer an employee’s place of work to another geographical location, their justification will be – nine times out of ten – that as the employee signed an employment contract with them, the employer is entitled to transfer employee. The case...
by Lia Marus | Nov 9, 2020 | Latest News
Warnings given to employees are meant to be corrective in nature. These should be given in a way that attempts to try and change the employee and get them to act in a better way both for the organisation and the employee’s benefit.Issuing warnings is not guided by...
