EQUAL PAY – LENGTH OF SERVICE
‘Length of service’ is not an arbitrary ground as contemplated in section 6(1) of the Employment Equity Act. Discrimination based thereupon does not amount to unfair discrimination. PREMIER [...]
Vicarious liability
In CS and Another v Swanepoel and Others [2022] 7 BLLR 660 (WCC) the second plaintiff in this matter, hereinafter referred to as the complainant, instituted a claim for damages alleging [...]
Dismissal for absence from work
In Air Liquide (Pty) Ltd v Nkgoeng NNO and Others [2022] 7 BLLR 636 (LAC), the employee was absent from work and was contacted by the branch manager regarding his whereabouts. The [...]
DISMISSAL AFTER REACHING RETIREMENT AGE
It is fairly common practice to allow employees to work beyond their retirement age. But what if such employees want to hang on to their job indefinitely? And to what extent are post-retirement [...]
Newly amended Employment Equity (EE) Act
Newly amended Employment Equity (EE) Act to aid workplace transformation in SA to come into operation on 01 September 2023 The amended Employment Equity (EE) Act of 1998 to empower the Employment [...]