Fasken | South Africa | 24 Mar 2023
In the workplace there is a temptation to label alleged misconduct, either because we consider doing so makes the misconduct appear more serious, or…
ENS | South Africa | 19 Apr 2022
Moonlighting has become more common for those looking to make some extra money, but do employees need to disclose their side businesses to their…
ENS | South Africa | 15 Feb 2022
The value of post-termination confidentiality and non-disclosure restrictions on employees is often questioned, with employers (and employees)…
Baker McKenzie | South Africa | 15 Oct 2019
The Labour Appeal Court recently handed down judgment in the case of National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and others v Aveng Trident Steel…
Fasken | South Africa | 31 Jul 2019
The Labour Court's different approach to the deemed withdrawal of review applications…
Fasken | South Africa | 17 Jul 2019
In National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) obo members and Aveng Trident Steel (A division of Aveng Africa (Pty) Ltd) (2019) (Aveng)…
Fasken | South Africa | 24 Apr 2019
The title of this email note would appear to be an obvious truism, but it was one that recently came to hurt an employer resulting in the…
ENS | South Africa | 9 Apr 2019
Dismissals for misconduct are required to be for a fair reason and in accordance with a fair procedure. A fair procedure entails that Disciplinary…
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | South Africa, USA | 8 Apr 2019
In Mthembu and Others v NCT Durban Wood Chips [2019] 4 BALR 369 (CCMA), the arbitrator had to decide whether the dismissal of employees who tested…
Fasken | South Africa | 19 Mar 2019
One of the aims and objectives of the Employment Equity Act is to eliminate discrimination in the workplace. As a means of doing so, the Act provides…