Tag: Employment Law

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment and Labour Law - National Minimum Wage Effective 1 March 2022: New Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage Employers and employees need to keep an eye on the annual increases in both the National Minimum Wage and the Earnings Threshold, summarised below for your convenience. Both are effective from 1 March 2022.Read more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law & Labour Law Act When Employees Reach Retirement Age “Retirement is for people who don’t like their jobs” (Paul McCartney) Many employees reaching “retirement age” (often set at 60 or 65) are not ready to retire. Perhaps they need to carry on earning an income, often they are fit and healthyRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law & Labour Law Employee Looting and Strike Violence: When Is Dismissal Fair? Employee looting and/or violence can take place during strike action or it can occur during non-workplace incidents such as the recent looting and public disorder sprees. In both cases employers need to take action, but with care. Addressing firstlyRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment & Labour Law Dismissed: The Butcher Who Went to Work With COVID-19 “The facts of this case are indeed extraordinary. They are indicative of the need for more to be done at both the workplace and in our communities, in ensuring that employers, employees, and the general populace are sensitised to theRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News – Employment & Labour Law Employers: Beware the “Casual Worker” Myth! Employees in South Africa enjoy strong protections under a raft of laws such as the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Employment Equity Act (EEA). Failure to comply with these Acts, whilst perhaps tempting to manyRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Labour Law Vaccination Can an Employee Who Refuses Vaccination be Fired? “This virus is unprecedented in our lifetime and requires an unprecedented response” (António Guterres, UN Secretary-General) Most of us will celebrate the day we are offered a COVID-19 vaccination, but here in South Africa as overseas it seems inevitable that a significantRead more

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 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