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Insolence and intemperate language: Progressive discipline required

Posted by GilesFiles | Jan 5, 2026 | 2020 onwards, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Balancing interests, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Conduct unbecoming, Contractual breach, Costs, Costs not awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Disciplinary issues, Evidence & onus, Insolence and disrespect, Insubordination and defiance, Interpretation etc, Intolerable, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Lawfulness & fairness, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 08a: 185-197B Dismissal, LRA 193, LRA 194, LRA 1995, Metro, Orders, Parties, Progressive, Protect not punish, Res judicata (issue estoppel), Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Specific performance, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Trust & confidence |

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Excessive delay considered: Costs awarded

Posted by GilesFiles | Dec 30, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Causes and defences, Condonation, Costs, Costs awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Edwin Molahlehi, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Topics, Trade |

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Commercial rationale for outsourcing: Full compensation awarded

Posted by GilesFiles | Dec 29, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Balancing interests, Causes and defences, Compensation or damages, Contractual breach, Costs, Costs not awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Inherent requirements, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Just and equitable relief, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Lawfulness & fairness, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 08a: 189 and 189A see Termination, LRA 193, LRA 194, LRA 197 - transfers, LRA 1995, Manufacturing, Operational reasons, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Restructuring, Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics |

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Applying law and equity: LRA fundamental dual purpose

Posted by GilesFiles | Dec 28, 2025 | AB1 - Fairness principle or concept, AU - ChatGPT, Insights |

The LRA is not a code of discipline but a fairness statute, requiring decision-makers to apply legal principles through the lens of equity, context, and justice. It is important to appreciate that the Labour Relations Act 66 of...

Universal or qualified franchise: Cape early history

Posted by GilesFiles | Dec 28, 2025 | AD - Personal archives, AU - ChatGPT, Insights |

Early Cape Colony (1658–1806): franchise not yet a real concept For the first 150 years, the question is largely anachronistic. The VOC governed the Cape as a company possession, not a polity. There was no representative...

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Insolence and intemperate language: Progressive discipline required

Excessive delay considered: Costs awarded

Commercial rationale for outsourcing: Full compensation awarded

Applying law and equity: LRA fundamental dual purpose

Universal or qualified franchise: Cape early history