Social media is an inevitable part of our personal and professional lives, with people using various platforms to communicate and share information. There is no denying […]
Historically the legal profession was characterised by many of the same traits as the world of craftsmen or artists. Lawyers perceived their work much as artists […]
Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act provides that where an employer contemplates dismissing one or more employees for reasons relating to its operational requirements, […]
Section 6 of the Employment Equity Act prohibits unfair discrimination by any person against an employee and specifically includes harassment as a form of unfair discrimination. […]
All employment relationships, regardless of whether in the private or public sector, are subject to primary labour statutes setting out the basic rights and duties […]
Introduction There have been a number of changes to South Africa’s immigration law over the past two years, triggered by amendments to the Immigration Act, No. […]
The introduction of section 198A of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (“LRA”) in January last year caused uncertainty amongst Temporary Employment Services (“TES”) commonly […]
On 18 August 2014, the President of the Republic of South Africa assented to the Labour Relations Amendment Act 6 of 2014 (“Amendment Act”). The Amendment Act […]
The Department of Trade and Industry has introduced a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act, 2013 (‘the BEE Amendment Act’), which fundamentally amends the Broad-Based Black […]
On 3 October, the Constitutional Court handed down its decision in the Rivonia Primary School case. The Court’s decision comes as a firm reminder to all public schools […]
On 10 July 2013, the Constitutional Court ruled in Head of the Free State Education Department v Welkom High School, Harmony High School and Others. This […]
The pros and cons of hydraulic fracturing, the process of injecting a mixture of water, chemicals and sand under high pressure into the geological formations to […]
Effective and fair disciplinary enquiries have many significant and positive effects in the workplace. In addition to avoiding the obvious consequences of an unfair dismissal referral, […]