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During the holiday season, year-end office parties become a staple event in many companies, bringing together employees to celebrate their accomplishments. However, when alcohol is served at [...]

Employers and managers have a prerogative to set workplace rules and standards, including performance standards. Oftentimes managers come across as being harsh, bullish, dismissive, or overly [...]

In the matter of VAN WYK AND OTHERS V MINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR (2022-017842) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1213 (25 OCTOBER 2023), the Johannesburg High Court (HC) addressed allegations of [...]

The applicant was dismissed for submitting fraudulent medical certificates on six occasions.  He argued that the dismissal was unfair due to the lack of a face-to-face hearing and claimed [...]

A recent decision by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Algoa Bus Company (Pty) Ltd v Tirisano Transport and Services Workers Union (TASWU) obo Mzawi and Others considers an employer’s onus in [...]

A recent Labour Court case found that some employers could be exempt from paying severance to retrenched employees if they can demonstrate that they helped secure alternative employment with a [...]

In Mgaga v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others [2024] 7 BLLR 699 (LAC), the employee had been employed by the Department of Correctional Services since 1985. While employed [...]

Bad Employers, Bad Employers, Whatcha gonna do?  Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? During September 2024, the Department of Employment and Labour (“Department”) conducted over 2500 [...]

Terminating employment due to being arrested – Is this legal? Many employers believe that the employment relationship automatically ends if one of their employees is arrested or imprisoned. This [...]

COSATU gave notice to NEDLAC of their intention to embark on nation-wide protest action on Monday, 7 October 2024. What does this mean for employers? The intended protest action stems from [...]