Fiona Leppan
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Articles
Violence and harassment in the workplace: The latest from the ILO
South Africa - July 15 2019 On 21 June 2019, the International Labour Conference (ILO) in Geneva, adopted a new Convention and Recommendation titled the "Convention Concerning…
Changing the provisions of a policy governing benefits which forms part of the T&Cs of employment
South Africa - July 1 2019 On 20 June 2019, the Labour Court handed down judgment in Skinner & 208 Others vs Nampak Products Limited & Others (Labour Court: Case No: JS197/16)…
A win for domestic employees in South Africa
South Africa - June 12 2019 According to the International Labour Organisation, there is an estimated 1.1 million domestic employees in South Africa working in private…
Can an arbitrator grant relief under s198B after the expiry of the fixed-term contract?
South Africa - May 27 2019 One of the 2014 amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) sought to curb the reliance on fixed-term contracts by employers, which took the form of…
Too scared to come to work: unauthorised absence after a strike
South Africa - April 24 2019 Strikes are frequently characterised by violence and non-striking employees are often apprehensive to report for duty, but can such employees be…
