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In Air Liquide (Pty) Ltd v Nkgoeng NNO and Others [2022] 7 BLLR 636 (LAC), the employee was absent from work and was contacted by the branch manager regarding his whereabouts.  The employee claimed that he was in fact on site and gave a description of his whereabouts, but his branch manager could not find him…

It is fairly common practice to allow employees to work beyond their retirement age. But what if such employees want to hang on to their job indefinitely? And to what extent are post-retirement employees protected against unfair dismissal? The law In terms of section 187(1) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), dismissal of an employee…

Newly amended Employment Equity (EE) Act to aid workplace transformation in SA to come into operation on 01 September 2023 The amended Employment Equity (EE) Act of 1998 to empower the Employment and Labour Minister to regulate sector specific EE targets and to regulate compliance criteria to issue EE Compliance Certificate in terms of Section…

A South African employee was dismissed for failing to report their colleague’s ‘suspicious conduct’ relating to missing money. The dismissal was found to be substantially fair by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The failure of the employee to inform an employer of their business interests being improperly undermined constituted “derivative misconduct”, which…

The Department of Employment and Labour has warned that employers in South Africa who do not take adequate steps to eliminate harassment or deal with cases appropriately may be held liable for the conduct of their employees who harass others. Speaking at a departmental roadshow this week, the director for employment equity, Ntsoaki Mamashela, said…

The Bill is in its final stage of promulgation as it has been sent to the President for signing with no indication as to when it will be signed. All current employment equity plans will expire by September 2022 to ensure that all new plans align with the new five-year targets set by the Employment and Labour Minister.…

The rising cost of living globally is making consumers rethink resigning from their current positions, curbing the trend of the ‘great resignation’. Global HR services company Randstad NV said to Bloomberg that there are still some people resigning, but it is slowing down with consumer confidence and inflation making people think twice before they jump on a…

By Jenni Evans and Lenin Ndebele Zimbabwean expatriates are scrambling to apply for a visa to continue living in South Africa after their Zimbabwe Extension Permits (ZEP) expired in December. If they are unsuccessful, in some cases, an entire generation of children will be forced to relocate with their parents to a country they may…

With South African businesses and employees growing increasingly reliant on WhatsApp as a means of communication, it has become increasingly common for labour disputes to arise around the messaging platform. In terms of our labour law, any dismissal of an employee must be fair and just in terms of the Labour Relations Act. So, if…

Employment and Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says his department is in the process of finalising two new documents which will tighten employment laws, including limitations on the hiring of foreigners. Nxesi was responding to complaints by truck drivers this week which led to a major blockage of the N3 highway. One of the key complaints…