By Chantelle Gladwin, Partner and Kholofelo Sekele, Candidate Attorney Introduction The metaphor that the “horse has bolted” has been used frequently by our courts, although not with a consistent result. This article examines some of the different ways that our courts have applied the “bolting horse principle” – namely the principle that one ought not…
BY lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. This article first appeared in The Star. Go to: http://www.labourlawadvice.co.za It has become highly contentious as to whether second generation outsourcing falls under section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, the…
Media Release Friday 07 October 2016 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has noted the intention of COSATU to call all government employees to a national strike. Reports indicate that COSATU will be marching to Parliament on Friday 7 October 2016 at 13:00. SACCI further notes that COSATU will be handing over…
SACCI today released the SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) for September 2016 at its Offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) lost 2.6 index points in September 2016 to measure 90.3 compared to 92.9 in August 2016. This figure for the BCI is 4.1 points below September 2015. The BCI average of…
Building and Sustaining Strong Institutions for South Africa’s Global Competitiveness The convention takes place from 19th – 20th October 2016 at Emperors Palace Keynote speaker for the conference: Governor Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Click here for more information
Do you struggle to find the funding needed to meet your skills development targets under the new BBBEE codes? If so, take advantage of SETA funding that is now available to develop your own staff, interns and unemployed learners. We can assist you to access additional funds to: Up to R36 000 of grant funding…
The Kensington B reservoir will be dry by late afternoon due to the major leak in Republic Road. This could mean that we will all be without water. Please stock up on water. We are waiting for JW to advise where the location of water tanks will be. This water situation could take as long…
CRESTA – Joburg residents can expect a major water shutdown in the next few hours. Johannesburg Water has issued a warning of a “major shutdown” in numerous suburbs, after a burst pipe flooded parts of Republic Road and Judges Avenue in Cresta. Some cars were left stranded in knee-deep water and had to be towed…
Attention: All in Randburg Business District Please be aware of the following notice for your information – Temporary Road closure for removal of the pedestrian bridge over Bram Fischer Drive and Jan Smuts Ave Kingsway Civils are currently implementing the Randburg PEU for the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) of which all necessary wayleaves are…
Expert insights to give your business the extra edge Today is Small Business Friday The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), with Title Sponsor Nedbank, is gearing up for its fifth Small Business Friday tomorrow, Friday 2 September. The movement is about mobilising all South Africans to support their local small businesses. It’s a one-day high action drive on…
ALERT! POWER OUTAGE ON 11 SEPTEMBER TOWN NAME; Randburg BLAIRGOWRIE BORDEAUX BRYANSTON EXT.3 FERNDALE FERNDALE EXT.13,15,20,3,6,8,9 FONTAINEBLEAU MALANSHOF MALANSHOF EXT.1,2,4,5,8,9 MORET MORET EXT.1,2,3,4,5,6 OERDER PARK PRAEGVILLE PRESIDENT RIDGE PRESIDENT RIDGE EXT.6,7 RANDPARK RANDPARK EXT.2,3,4,5 RUITERHOF EXT.1,10,2,4,5,6 WINDSOR GLEN
Notice to all RCCI members and associates : The Chamber will be moving to new office premise from Thursday 11 August 2016 the move to finalized ideally on the 15th August 2016. There will be a disruption in the normal operations and activities at the Chambers offices. We will also have limited access to connectivity…
Water Outage Notification Suburb: Randburg Suburbs Streets: All streets Start Date: 11-12 August 2016 Time: 19h00 on the 11th August – 06:00am on the 12th August 2016 Restoration: From 06:00am untill late on the 12th August Reason: Repair a burst within the chamber at Cnr. Viscount and Republic Road-Windsor Impact on customers: No water Suburbs to be affected: Kensington Reservoir Zone Bryanston Ext.5, Bryanston…
SACCI PRESS RELEASE EMBARGO: 11:30 on Monday, 8 August 2016 Mending Business Confidence SACCI today released the SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) for July 2016 at the Offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) recorded 96.0 in July 2016 compared to 95.1 in June 2016 – a monthly improvement of 0.9 index…
In South Africa, where there is heavy competition for jobs it is not unusual for job applicants to deceive prospective employers in order to improve their chances of being offered a job. This type of deception includes: Claiming qualifications that do not exist Falsification of CVs and academic certificates Provision of false reference letters Exaggeration…
Wednesday 01 August 2016 PETROLEUM SECTOR STRIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) notes with great concern the ongoing strike by the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing and Wood Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU). SACCI further notes that the strike is due to a wage negotiation dispute over the quantum of…
Employers fairly frequently demote employees. This could be for any of many legitimate and illegitimate reasons including: The boss dislikes the employee The employee has broken a rule The employee’s work performance is unsatisfactory The boss wants to create a vacancy for somebody else Things have gone wrong and the boss needs a scapegoat The…
Employers frequently misuse probation agreements to get rid of employees instantly because: the employee has committed misconduct the employer wants to make space for a friend or cousin of the owner the employee ‘does not fit in’ a manager ‘does not like the employee’s face’ As probation is not a licence to fire, ‘James Bond’…
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Newsflash: Friday 22 July 2016 Earlier today there was a bomb scare near the Cash Crusaders in Randburg. The Randburg Square shopping center and surrounding properties evacuated their premises. The police arrived on the scene and have taken control of the situation. The SAPS Randburg confirmed that no bomb was found and the Randburg Central Management District has…
While all retrenchments are painful and often devastating for employees it is normal for employers to retrench employees after serious losses have been incurred because the employer cannot afford to pay their salaries. It can also happen that those executives responsible for managing the company are disciplined for allowing the financial losses to occur. However,…
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The most common criterion used when deciding who to retrench is last-in-first-out. Employers are allowed by law to use the retention of necessary skills as a criterion. However, proving that the application of this criterion was fair is very complex. This has caused many an employer to lose in court. For example, in the case…
“State of the economy both local and international.Detail will include Brexit and the future” By Mohammed Yassen Join the Randburg Chamber of Commerce and Our Corporate Sponsor Nedbank “State of the economy both local and international, including Brexit & the future” Mohammed currently heads the Global Markets and…
It is a common erroneous belief among employers that they protect themselves by employing staff without a letter or contract. In fact, the converse is true. The law does not make signed employment contracts compulsory but the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) does require employers to inform employees in writing of their particulars of…