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Employers Must Provide Details Of Disciplinary Charges

BYย ย  Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. Section 186 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) gives every employee the right not to be unfairly dismissed or to be subjected to unfair labour practices. Schedule 8โ€ฆ
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NOSH Food Rescue

Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can! ย 14 million South Africans routinely experience hunger while simultaneously more than thirty percent of the countryโ€™s food is wasted. In 2017, approximately 10 million tons of the available 31 million tons produced was wasted. NOSH Food Rescue NPC (NOSH) aims to reduce foodโ€ฆ
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SACCI Vacancy: Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking a Personal Assistant (PA) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This position will require support to the team as a whole. The prospective candidate will manage mostly business-related tasks for theโ€ฆ
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When Can You Dismiss For Incompatibility?

BYย ย  Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. Employees who are seen as trouble makers, eccentrics, disruptive, disagreeable, pushy, non-compliant, independent or who merely refuse to โ€˜suck upโ€™ to the boss often find themselves on theโ€ฆ
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Press Conference: World Economic Outlook โ€“ An Update

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will release its World Economic Outlook Update. Speakers: โ€“ Maury Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department, IMF. โ€“ Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF. Moderator: โ€“ Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department. Opening Remarks by: โ€“ Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC; Memberโ€ฆ
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Dismissing Shop Stewards Is Not Easy

Not all infractions amount to gross misconduct BYย ย  Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. The term โ€˜shop stewardโ€™ is a colloquial one and refers to the employee elected as the workplace representative by fellow employeesโ€ฆ
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COJโ€™s Review of its Inclusionary Housing Policy

I have attached the draft policy on Inclusionary Housing approved by the Mayoral Committee during December 2018, but not yet brought into force, for your consideration. I received this from Mark Blanckenberg, a partner in conveyancing at Schindlers who specializes in developments. Several property developers, town planners and attorneys (including our own Andre Pienaar) haveโ€ฆ
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SACCI Press Release โ€“ Trade Conditions Survey โ€“ December 2018

SACCI press release 16 January 2019 Moderate but strained trade conditions Results fromย SACCIโ€™s December 2018 trade conditions survey show that activity improved slightly on November 2018 if adjusted for seasonal factors whereas the six-month prospects remained muted.ย  Theย seasonally adjustedย Trade Activity Index (TAI) recorded 47 compared to 40 in November 2018. In December 2018 theย non-seasonally adjustedย TAIโ€ฆ
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