Employment and Labour Law

“Domestic employees” are now covered under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) and will now be entitled for compensation from the Compensation Fund in the event they are injured or contract diseases while on duty. The new benefits Note: The benefits set out below are recorded in summary only and awards are subject to conditions and to

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Article courtesy of Law Dot News – Debit Recovery & Litigation | Labour Law Can Employees Resign to Dodge Disciplinary Hearings? “…an employee who gives short notice in violation of the contract … may be obliged to serve out the notice period” (Quoted in the judgment below) It’s an age-old workplace dodge – threatened with a disciplinary hearing and fearingRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News – Debit Recovery & Litigation | Employment Law New National Minimum Wage and Earnings Thresholds From 1 March 2021 (N.B. The increases highlighted below are extracted from the Employment and Labour Minister’s announcement of 9 February 2021, and emphasis has been supplied where helpful in enabling quick identification of your employment sector. Comment isRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News Workplace Bullying – Can You Claim Constructive Dismissal? “…it has been suggested that bullying refers to any unfavourable or offensive conduct on the part of a person or persons, which has the effect of creating a hostile workplace environment… In these terms, bullying includes a wide range of insulting, demeaning or intimidating behaviour thatRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News Employment and Labour Law - Cannabis in the Workplace: Can You Dismiss? A recent CCMA (Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration) ruling, in which an employee’s dismissal for smoking cannabis before work was set aside and he was re-instated, has garnered a lot of media attention. Unfortunately, some of the resultant articles and headlinesRead more

“O brave new world” (Shakespeare) The COVID-19 pandemic will doubtless lead to many new developments on the legal front. For example, with widespread employee retrenchment now an unfortunate reality in our struggling economy, all employers, employees and trade unions should know of an important new Labour Court decision validating the use of remote conferencing for the retrenchment consultation process.  The

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Article courtesy of Law Dot News Unemployed, Can’t Pay Bond and Credit Instalments? “Credit Life Insurance” May Save You If you are one of the many employees retrenched or put on short pay or unpaid leave as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown, you will be wondering how to cover the monthly instalments on your mortgage bond andRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News COVID-19: Small Businesses, Employment Laws, and Survival Support “The secret of crisis management is not good vs. bad, it’s preventing the bad from getting worse” (Andy Gilman) We can only guess at how the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak will end, but let’s all take whatever concrete steps we can right now to lessen its impactRead more

“…the default position is that an executive director or a senior employee may not carry on business activities which fall within the scope of his company’s business during the time when he serves as director or works as employee.  The default position however changes on resignation.” (Extract from judgment below) What happens if relations between you and your fellow company

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Article courtesy of Law Dot News Business Law - How to Stop an Ex-Director from Competing With You “…the default position is that an executive director or a senior employee may not carry on business activities which fall within the scope of his company’s business during the time when he serves as director or works as employee.  The default positionRead more