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1. Flexibility – does South Africa’s labour legislation allow for this?
(Editor's Pick)
... resulting from labour relations issues. Under the current Labour Relations Act (LRA), the dismissal of an employee for misconduct requires the employer to conduct an investigation, notify the employee ...
Created on 16 Oct 2017
2. DON’T MISS YOUR DISCIPLINARY HEARING
(Editor's Pick)
... the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states that the employer should inform the employee of the charges, give him/her time to prepare a response, conduct an investigation and allow the employee to state a case ...
Created on 13 Oct 2017
3. ILLEGAL WORKERS HAVE LABOUR LAW RIGHTS
(News)
... such a foreigner. • The definition of an employee as per the Labour Relations Act (LRA) does not require there to be an employment contract in order for a person to be an employee. • Neither does section ...
Created on 2 Oct 2017
4. Over 940 000 working days lost to protests
(News)
... in the Labour Relations Act (LRA) forms after strike incidents ended in workplaces. “The strike report remains a useful piece of up-to-date information for various stakeholders including government departments, ...
Created on 29 Sep 2017
5. SACTWU to strike against city of Cape Town
(News)
... Economic Development & Labour Council (NEDLAC) some time ago. It was never resolved. NEDLAC had issued a Section 77 Labour Relations Act (LRA) unresolved notice in this regard. In terms of the provisions ...
Created on 25 Aug 2017
6. Mental health finally gaining recognition
(News)
Issues related to mental health, including depression, in the workplace have not always garnered the necessary sympathy or response from employers compared to physical issues, but this is changing say ...
Created on 22 Aug 2017
7. Labour laws protect new mothers
(Editor's Pick)
... 187 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) classifies a dismissal as automatically unfair if the reason for the dismissal was related to the pregnancy of the dismissed employee. The employer argued that the ...
Created on 15 Aug 2017
8. Dismissal unfair if rehab is needed
(Editor's Pick)
... 187(1)(f) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) says that, “A dismissal is automatically unfair if …. the reason for the dismissal is …. that the employer unfairly discriminated against an employee, directly ...
Created on 7 Aug 2017
9. 30th Annual Labour Law Conference to tackle future of trade unions
(Event news)
... she added. When the Labour Relations Act (LRA) of 1995 was fashioned based on South Africa’s constitution and in the global context of adherence to a free market economy, it was believed that a few strong ...
Created on 13 Jul 2017
10. CONTRACTORS MUST TAKE OVER STAFF IN OUTSOURCING DEAL
(Editor's Pick)
... where one business buys another or where two entities merge. The Labour Relations Act (LRA) was amended in 2002 to include a “service” in the definition of an entity that may be taken over as a going concern ...
Created on 19 Jun 2017
11. HANDLING OFF-SITE MISCONDUCT
(Editor's Pick)
What rights do employers have to discipline employees for misconduct perpetrated outside the workplace? While employers have very few rights under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) they do have the right ...
Created on 13 Jun 2017
12. LAWYERS MAY BE ALLOWED AT DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS
(Editor's Pick)
Employers have normally disallowed external legal representatives to represent accused employees at disciplinary hearings. This is mainly due to the provisions of Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act ...
Created on 19 Sep 2016
13. WHEN DOES A JOB APPLICANT BECOME AN EMPLOYEE?
(Editor's Pick)
You can be an employee before you start work! Case law makes it very dangerous for an employer to sign employment contracts before it is certain that there is definitely a job for the applicant and ...
Created on 30 Aug 2016
14. Incapacity of people with disabilities due to illness – what should employers do?
(Editor's Pick)
... boarding is a complex process and must be carried out in accordance with Sections 10 and 11 of Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). Schedule 8 of the LRA sets out the Code of Good Practice in ...
Created on 19 Aug 2016
15. The nature of disputes and the impact on strikes
(Editor's Pick)
... employees and accordingly, remains a dispute over which strike action would be prohibited under s65(1)(c) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) which provides that “no person may take part in a strike or a ...
Created on 28 Jun 2016
16. AUTOMATIC TERMINATION CLAUSES MIGHT NOT BE LEGAL
(Editor's Pick)
You can inadvertently guarantee a temporary employee further employment According to sections 193 and 194 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) the awards and orders that can be made against the employer ...
Created on 7 Jun 2016
17. AUTOMATIC TERMINATION CLAUSES MIGHT NOT BE LEGAL
(Legal 2)
You can inadvertently guarantee a temporary employee further employment According to sections 193 and 194 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) the awards and orders that can be made against the employer ...
Created on 7 Jun 2016
18. ADCORP PREVAILS IN DIFFICULT TRADING ENVIRONMENT
(News)
... this regard, the Group’s cash conversion ratio was a creditable 87% compared to the Group’s target conversion ratio of 80%. Pike maintains that the passing of the new Labour Relations Act (LRA) initially ...
Created on 26 May 2016
19. Can employers retrench based on poor performance?
(Editor's Pick)
...  In terms of s189(2)(b) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), the employer and other consulting parties must either agree on the method for selecting the employees to be dismissed or, if they cannot agree, ...
Created on 24 May 2016
20. LABOUR BROKERS THE MEAT IN THE LABOUR LAW SANDWICH
(Editor's Pick)
The Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides that dismissal must be the last resort where the employer needs to remedy an employment related issue. This principle applies whether the problem relates to poor ...
Created on 18 Apr 2016


 

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