“Listen to what Simon says!!! Or else…” Taking precautions when dismissing an Employee for failure to obey an instruction. In the case of Bidvest ...

Left High and Dry An employee caught on the wrong side of a company’s zero-tolerance policy can be fairly dismissed for testing positive for ...

Reporting delayed is not necessarily justice denied (Sexual Harassment) Should an employee report sexual harassment immediately? The Court found that the Employer still had ...

Breathalyser results as evidence For the past couple of decades, law enforcement and employers alike relied on breathalysers to determine whether alcohol is present ...

Abscondment – Unauthorised and uncommunicated absence from work Updated 2021/11 By Jan du Toit After the festive season many employers will be left in the ...

Herd mentality could get you herded into court … and fired By Aadil Patel, Director, National Practice Head, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Can an employee ...

Brandishing dangerous weapons during strike action and proving employees’ awareness of the rule prohibiting this conduct By Sean Jamieson, Senior Associate, Michael Bailey, Candidate ...

Dismissal due to the breakdown of the trust relationship By Jacques van Wyk, Director; Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate and Chelsea Roux, Candidate Attorney, ...

Can employers discipline employees for conduct occurring outside of working hours? BY Siphamandla Dube, Senior Associate, Employment, ENSafrica An increase in global digitisation has ...

No rest for the wicked Social Media Policy By Nicholas Preston, Director and Lerato Malope, Candidate Attorney, Employment, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Our courts have ...