Employment Conditions
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Clocked In but Zoned Out
Clocked In but Zoned Out When does wasting time become a dismissible offence? For most employers, workplace misconduct is easy to identify – fraud, ... -
Understanding Work on Public Holidays: A Guide to Section 18 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act
Understanding Work on Public Holidays: A Guide to Section 18 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act Under South African labour law, specifically Section ... -
Wording of an Agreement Results in Dissolution of Restraint of Trade Agreement
Wording of an Agreement Results in Dissolution of Restraint of Trade Agreement A director of a quantity surveying firm was retrenched and not paid ... -
A new era for traditional healers: A step towards formalisation and regulation
A new era for traditional healers: A step towards formalisation and regulation In a significant step towards formalising the practice of traditional healing in ... -
Can an employee get paid additional remuneration by the company
Can an employee get paid additional remuneration by the company they are seconded to? This was the question the Labour Appeal Court had to ... -
Costly negligence: Employee ordered to pay damages for contract breach and financial harm
 Costly negligence: Employee ordered to pay damages for contract breach and financial harm In a landmark ruling in Mogale and Another v National Health Laboratory ... -
 It’s the Subtle Things
 It’s the Subtle Things Body language and the effect it has on the workforce and work environment. At some point, we have all heard ... -
Bogus Medical Certificates
 Bogus Medical Certificates The applicant was dismissed for submitting fraudulent medical certificates on six occasions. He argued that the dismissal was unfair due to ... -
Aligning Annual Wage Increments with External Realities
Aligning Annual Wage Increments with External Realities Practical factors that businesses should consider going into the new financial year. South African businesses faced a ... -
The right to disconnect from work-related communications outside of working hours
 The right to disconnect from work-related communications outside of working hours In today’s modern workplace – driven by technology and the increasing prevalence of ...
