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Read More‘The terms “left” and “right” are from the 1789 French Revolution, where parties seated on the left wanted to replace the king and church’s power with liberty and equality. The modern left espouses the latter, not...
Read MoreSasol Nitro v NBCCI (DA6/2015) [2017] ZALAC 22 ; [2017] 8 BLLR 883; (2017) ILJ 2322 (LAC) (3 May 2017) per Sutherland JA (Musi JA concurring- Ndlovu JA deceased) The reason for dismissal was unfair and the employee was...
Read MoreThanks to ACCORD it is possible to read about the early history and development of the Independent Mediation Service of South Africa (IMSSA) and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) seen through the...
Read MoreWe all have a fundamental right to dignity. It does not matter whether the Premier has rights under the labour laws or the principles of natural justice. The Premier has a right to be heard in response to any averments. There...
Read MoreWorkshop being advertised A workshop is currently being advertised for Initiators & Investigators to enable them to investigate, prepare for and present cases for ‘complainants’ at formal disciplinary hearings. It costs...
Read MoreMany commissioners and even judges sanction the use of the word ‘sanction’ when employers sanction employees for breaching standards, or dismiss them for a reason regarded as fair. “Sanction has two nearly opposite meanings: to...
Read MoreDespite mythical memes to the contrary, there has been a spectacular “rate of change” racially with declining poverty and inequality. Far from a “health crisis”, our rapidly rising life expectancy...
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Read MoreG4S Secure Solutions (SA) (Pty) Ltd v Ruggiero NO (CA2/2015) [2016] ZALAC 55 ; (2017) ILJ 881 ; [2016] JOL 37028 (25 November 2016) per Savage AJA (Waglay JP and Landman JA concurring) The LAC allowed the employer’s appeal and...
Read MoreFor the last 20 years CCMA commissioners have not really adopted a holistic approach and given effect to the purpose of the labour laws. Section 74(2) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) was amended in September...
Read MoreBy law all employers are expected to create a framework for each enterprise unit based on seven occupational levels (see EEA9). But there should also be three ‘internal’ grades within each level. So it is possible for...
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