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The recent announcement of the resumption of load shedding throughout the country may have severe implications for business and labour relations. Employers and employees should know their rights [...]

As the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) noted in Economic Freedom Fighters and Others v Manuel [2021] 1 All SA 623 (SCA) (Manuel)), social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and [...]

‘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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

A South African employee was dismissed for failing to report their colleague’s ‘suspicious conduct’ relating to missing money. The dismissal was found to be substantially fair by the Commission [...]

The Department of Employment and Labour has warned that employers in South Africa who do not take adequate steps to eliminate harassment or deal with cases appropriately may be held liable for [...]