Labour Law Retrenchment

What the Labour Law States About Retrenchment Procedures in South Africa The labour laws in South Africa allow for the retrenchment of employees for valid reasons, such as the restructuring of a business. It is imperative that the reason for retrenchment be valid and...

Derivative Misconduct

In National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo Khanyile Nganezi and Others v Dunlop Mixing and Technical Services (Pty). Limited and Others it was decided that employees can’t be expected to be their employer’s keeper. In the matter of National Union of...

EMPLOYER RIGHTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

It is trite that everyone’s rights to privacy (section 14) and freedom of expression (section 16) are protected by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and include an individual’s rights to use social media and share information as well as their rights not...