Retrenchments
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Applications for new positions during a retrenchment – selection criteria or a measure to avoid retrenchment?
Applications for new positions during a retrenchment – selection criteria or a measure to avoid retrenchment? By Aadil Patel, Director, Anli Bezuidenhout, Senior Associate ... -
Fair selection criteria in retrenchments – can your employer make you re-apply for your job?
Fair selection criteria in retrenchments – can your employer make you re-apply for your job? By Bradley Workman-Davies, Director and Megan Livingstone, Candidate Attorney, ... -
Consultation during retrenchment – a tale of David and Goliath?
Consultation during retrenchment – a tale of David and Goliath? By Michael Yeates, Director and Adjekai Adjei, Candidate Attorney, Employment, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Employers ... -
Large scale retrenchments: Independent facilitators as opposed to CCMA appointed facilitators? You decide
Large scale retrenchments: Independent facilitators as opposed to CCMA appointed facilitators? You decide By Fiona Leppan, Director and Nicholas Gangiah, Candidate Attorney, Employment, Cliffe ... -
Fixed Term Employment and Procedural Fairness in Large Scale Retrenchments
Fixed Term Employment and Procedural Fairness in Large Scale Retrenchments By Jacques Van Wyk, Director, Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate, Werksmans Attorneys Issue(s) Whether ... -
It is easy to mess up retrenchments
Ivan Israelstam We have regularly reminded employers of the factors that render dismissals for operational requirements (retrenchments) fair and unfair. Despite this employers continue ... -
Employers must protect themselves
Employers must protect themselves Ivan Israelstam More than 16 years ago the old Labour Relations Act promulgated in 1956 was scrapped by the new ... -
Retrenchments
Employers must be very careful with retrenchments – otherwise you could end up in the Labour Court, with a judgment stating that you must ... -
Retrenchment and measures how to avoid retrenchment
Johanette Rheeder It is estimated that more than one hundred thousand employees have been affected during 2008 by the decline in the economy and ... -
Retrenching a single employee
Advocate Estelle Botha Section 189 of the LRA, as amended, deals with the termination of the employment contract for operational requirements. The section prescribes ...
