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When an employer contemplates retrenching employees it is required by the Labour Relations Act (LRA)...

Labour law heavily protects employees from unfair dismissal. Section 188 of the LRA effectively provides that a dismissal will be unfair...

The Labour Relations Act (LRA) does not define the meaning of “unfair” but describes “Unfair labour Practice” as “any unfair act...

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There is a very big and clear difference between a suspension and a dismissal. A dismissal brings the employee’s employment to...

The law does allow employers to dismiss employees for dishonesty. This is because dishonesty can destroy the ability of the employer...

The Labour Relations Act provides for fixed-term employees to have a reasonable expectation of renewal of their contracts at the expiry....

The adage that justice delayed is justice denied applies to labour law in the sense that employers that act too slowly can be found to be...

If an employer fails to attend an arbitration hearing the CCMA has the power to issue a default award in favour of the employee...

I too frequently receive frantic requests from employers to help them get rid of an employee at all costs. In the midst of their panic...

Section 6 of the Employment Equity Act prohibits unfair discrimination against employees on the grounds of disability or illness...

The legal procedures that an employer is required to follow in implementing dismissals for misconduct, retrenchments and poor work...