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NATIONWIDE STRIKE ON 30TH APRIL 2012 It appears that permission has been given to Cosatu to embark upon another strike which will once again affect businesses in an incredibly negative manner. The 30th April is a Monday following on all…
TEAM MISCONDUCT In an interesting case, Foschini Group vs Maidi & Others in the Labour Appeal Court, Judge of Appeal Revelas found that all the employees were fairly dismissed in the circumstances where the Company found that it had a…
STRIKE BY COSATU ON 7TH MARCH 2012 COSATU have now officially applied to Nedlac to proceed with protest action. This would be a socioeconomic strike against labour broking. It is rather strange that COSATU would still choose to go on…
YOU ARE DISMISSED – INSTANTLY In this Editorial we will be handling summary termination, i.e.: dismissal without notice. The law does allow the employer to dismiss employees summarily and without notice. It should be noted that no termination can take…
WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD OF WORK This is going to be a very interesting year on the labour front. All of us who are able to go to work should feel privileged and thankful. The statistics tell us that…
BUSINESSES FACE LABOUR PROBLEMS IN BID TO CREATE MORE JOBS THE problem faced by industry in its bid to create more jobs was not South Africa’s labour legislation but the way it was implemented and interpreted. The labour legislation was…
JURISDICTION OF THE CCMA It must be remembered by everyone that an approach to the CCMA can only be made with regard to disputes of right. Right is defined by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and by specific legislation.…
HIRING NEW STAFF – AN EMPLOYER’S SURVIVAL GUIDE It should be noted that in South Africa today hiring staff can be a dangerous exercise. Our Constitution does recognise the fact that all citizens qualify for a fair labour practise. It…
POLYGRAPH & OTHER FORMS OF LIE DETECTION I’ve recently read much about the lie detection scenario including the latest Labour Court case on this. It must be borne in mind that lie detection and in particular polygraph testing is just…
You will recall that during the strike season of July 2010 we sent out a newsletter advising our clients that becauseof the substantially higher settlements that were given out by government during the wage negotiationsthis would cause expectations and problems…
