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HR & Management

Losing your protection? When protected strikes turn bad

Jacques van Wyk 2 days

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HR & Management

Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 18 Apr 2024

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HR & Management

Zero tolerance for racial misconduct in the workplace

Dumisani Ndiweni and Eugene Chaphi 15 Apr 2024

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HR & Management

'Illegal' salary increases must be repaid

Richard Brown 12 Mar 2024

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HR & Management

BCEA protection band expands as earnings threshold increases

Brett Abraham and Mehnaaz Bux 6 Mar 2024

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HR & Management

Unfair dismissal based on age: Labour Court's landmark ruling

Deon Visagie and Jamie Jacobs 26 Feb 2024

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Legal

Strike misconduct - you don't have to be violent to get fired

Lizle Louw and Amy King 12 Feb 2024

Louis Trichardt union members who protested the appointment of their municipality’s Chief Financial Officer have been vindicated. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legal

High Court finds appointment of Makhado CFO unlawful

Tania Broughton and Bernard Chiguvare 12 Feb 2024

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Legal

Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

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Legal

#BizTrends2024: Adapting to change and the growing call for DEI

Johan Botes 18 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Cultural use of marijuana and operational requirements: Is there a crossroads in the workplace?

9 Jan 2024

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Legal

National minimum wage: Do benefits and bonuses count?

Hlengiwe Skosana and Minenhle Ntuli 27 Dec 2023

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HR & Management

The cost of ignoring a CCMA judgment

13 Dec 2023

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Legal

Disciplinary action: Can excessive delays taint procedural fairness?

Chloë Loubser and Amandla Makhongwana 11 Dec 2023

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Legal

Yes, your side hustle can cost you your job

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 6 Dec 2023

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Legal

Judges appointed to High Court divisions

8 Nov 2023

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Energy & Mining

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf A medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge

HR & Management

Instances when an employer can query the validity of the medical certificate

Dumisani Ndiweni & Kgololego Pooe, 16 Oct 2023

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Legal

Qualified, but still a liar - consequences of CV misrepresentation

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 10 Oct 2023

Striking Simba factory workers picket inside the gates of the company’s premises in Isando because security would not let them out to protest. They were eventually let out a couple of hours later. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro | GroundUp

HR & Management

Simba factory workers down tools over "unfair" transport deductions

Kimberly Mutandiro 5 Oct 2023

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HR & Management

Extended notice periods: Do you have to honour them?

Justin Hattingh 30 Aug 2023

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HR & Management

Labour law has limits to employee protection; employers are entitled to fair treatment too

Bradley Workman-Davies 14 Aug 2023

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Legal

Too sick to work, but well enough to march? Not so fast...

Johan Botes 26 Jul 2023

A Sars employee who took part in an EFF protest while claiming to be on sick leave must be fired, the Labour Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

HR & Management

"Sick" Sars employee spotted at EFF protest must be fired, judge rules

Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

When is reinstatement not permissible?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Michiel Heyns 20 Jul 2023

Juta's 22nd Annual Labour Law Update - registration now open

HR & Management

Juta's 22nd Annual Labour Law Update - registration now open

Issued by Juta and Company 20 Jul 2023

Some of the workers, who were dismissed from the Frimax chip factory in Verulam, Durban, for participating in an unprotected strike last month, wait outside the CCMA. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

HR & Management

Chip factory workers will challenge dismissal in Labour Court

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

Chef's Warehouse waitress fired for not pooling R150 tip

Tania Broughton 10 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

Can employees be fired for refusing to work overtime?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 7 Jul 2023

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Legal

Can an employee be dismissed for the results of a breathalyser?

Kenneth Lennox 3 Jul 2023

The Johannesburg Labour Court has deemed two cases brought by lawyers to be “hopeless in law and facts”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Legal

Lawyers reprimanded for bringing "hopeless cases" to court

Tania Broughton 12 Jun 2023

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HR & Management

Labour Court slams minister for "unlawfully" firing staffer after being stuck in a lift for an hour

Tania Broughton 6 Jun 2023

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HR & Management

ConCourt rules: When the strike ends, so does the lockout

Neil Coetzer and Courtney Wingfield 21 Apr 2023

Legal

Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

Ayenat Mersie 20 Apr 2023

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Legal

Hearsay: The role of medical certificates in court

Jacques van Wyk & Michiel Heyns 14 Apr 2023

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Legal

Do late objections to the CCMA still count?

Bradley Workman-Davies 30 Mar 2023

Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.

Healthcare

Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2023

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Legal

Does restraint of trade transfer when a business is sold?

Jacques van Wyk & Andre van Heerden 8 Mar 2023

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HR & Management

No work, no pay principle to apply to striking employees

6 Mar 2023

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HR & Management

Pitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

Brett Abraham & Jenna Atkinson 1 Mar 2023

Legal

Meta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

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HR & Management

Are employees entitled to severance pay? Not necessarily...

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 17 Feb 2023

Image: A Standard Bank branch manager fired for “misconduct” must be reinstated, the Johannesburg Labour Appeal Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

HR & Management

You can't be fired just because you're unpopular, court says

Tania Broughton 15 Feb 2023

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HR & Management

Enforcing restraint of trade: Planet Fitness case unfit for court

Bradley Workman-Davies and Kerry Fredericks 9 Feb 2023

Marketing & Media

Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

Ayenat Mersie 7 Feb 2023

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Legal

Once judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

Can an employer dock salaries due to load shedding?

HR & Management

Can an employer dock salaries due to load shedding?

Tata Mokwayi 16 Jan 2023

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Legal

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12 Dec 2022

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HR & Management

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12 Dec 2022

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Legal

Private cannabis use v zero tolerance policy - and the winner is...

Kerry Fredericks and Bradley Workman-Davies 8 Dec 2022