Misconduct in the workplace: Managing labour relations

Recent rulings in cases such as Mondry Ngobeni and 51 Others v Interspray Durban CC [2024] JS739-18 (LC) and SARS v CCMA [2024] JR 2223-20 (LC) offer valuable insights for employers navigating the complexities of labour relations and misconduct.  The Mondry case  In Mondry, the employer was experiencing a decline in business and proposed alternatives to retrenchment for employees,…

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Spotlight on Dual Employment

Multitasking is often celebrated as a virtue, but a ruling by the Labour Court has cast a spotlight on the complex interplay between the rights of employees to seek additional employment, and their fiduciary duties to their primary employers. The Labour Court recently held that an employee violated her fiduciary duty and her employer’s policies…

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