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On 10 August 2021, the South African Minister of Employment and Labour gazetted Regulations which established a temporary financial relief scheme for workers who have lost income due to the [...]

The legal pathway has been created for employers to make it mandatory for staff to be vaccinated and employers who decided to make the vaccination mandatory may experience some significant [...]

Employee was given notice to attend a Disciplinary Hearing for misconduct.  On the day that the employee received the notice to attend the Disciplinary Hearing, she tendered her “resignation [...]

The civil unrest that South Africa faced this past week has left many employers asking questions such as: What may an employer do if its employee is seen on social media participating in the [...]

The Constitutional Court recently in NUMSA obo Nganezi & Others v Dunlop Mixing and Technical Services (Pty) Ltd & Others (2019) 40 ILJ 1957 (CC) (“Dunlop”) clarified [...]

The recent widespread acts of theft at shopping malls, warehouses and distribution centres in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have created extraordinary challenges for many businesses – businesses [...]

With looting and violence continuing unabated in many parts of South Africa and with the reams of video footage depicting the brazenness of the looters, the question on many employers’ minds is [...]

Yes – in certain circumstances an employer may fairly dismiss an employee who refuses to be vaccinated. Duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace Employers have a general duty to provide [...]

Summary of Key Findings: 1 January to 30 June 2021 • The average level of settlement was 4.5% in June 2021, compared with the overall average of 6.3% in 2020. The fall in settlement levels of [...]

Can an employee get dismissed for participation in an unprotected strike action and assault without being identified?  The short answer to the dreaded question, is yes.  You can be [...]