WAIVED RIGHT TO BE HEARD AFTER REPEATEDLY DECLINING TO ATTEND DISCIPLINARY HEARING WITHOUT REASON

In the matter of CHEMICAL, ENERGY, PAPER, PRINTING, WOOD AND ALLIED WORKERS’ UNION OBO LUVUYO / ENGEN PETROLEUM – (2023) 32 NBCCI 7.1.2 [2023] 4 BALR 327 (NBCCI) The employee was [...]

PROTEST ACTION 1.  COSATU will be calling upon all workers to support a socio-economic protest action by engaging in various forms of protests.  2. The forms of protest actions and actions in [...]

In a landmark ruling in Mogale and Another v National Health Laboratory Services (JS958/2019) [2024] ZALCJHB 362 (13 September 2024), the Labour Court awarded damages in favour of the National [...]

The Department of Health has re-presented the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill to the portfolio committee on health, kick-starting the process to get the laws passed once [...]

The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill 2018 (“the Bill”) prohibits smoking in any prescribed outdoor public place and, more importantly from an employment law perspective, at [...]

In the case of MOHLWAADIBONA V DR JS MOROKA MUNICIPALITY (J718/21) [2022] ZALCJHB 91 (18 MARCH 2022), the employer, which is a municipality, was placed under administration.  [...]

Ever met the chain smoker who, notwithstanding the hints, complaints and frowns, continues to smoke in his office or open areas in the work place, clearly in defiance of the law and the [...]

Interesting approach in terms of medical certificate. Especially pertaining to where employee informs the doctor that he/she was unfit. Section 22 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act [...]

The Tobacco Products Control Act provides for the protection of non-smokers – it does not provide any benefit or protection for smokers. In addition, smoking in the workplace is not regulated by [...]

After lapsing at the end of the previous administration, the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill has been revived by Parliament for further processing. Now sitting in [...]