If you can’t pinpoint the culprits be careful of firing the lot! BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or via e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Website: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. Employers frequently know for certain that serious misconduct has occurred but are unable to prove which employee…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or via e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Website: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. When employers and employees receive notices to attend at the CCMA they need to look very carefully to see what type of process has been set down. No party…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za At this time of year recruitment of new employees as at its peak. Too many employers are failing to double check that the qualifications submitted by job candidates…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. I receive numerous requests from employers of all types and sizes asking me to explain the meaning of labour law terms. The reasons for the high number of such requests include: There are a…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za The Labour Relations Act together with case law affords employees a number of procedural rights before being dismissed for misconduct or poor performance. This includes the right to:…
Hearing chairpersons should not count their chickens before they hatch BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za Employers too often get rid of employees for reasons unacceptable in law. Some of these reasons include: The employer dislikes the employee for reasons…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. Since South Africa’s new labour legislation came into effect in the middle to late 1990s it has twice been substantially amended. The last new amendments that were enforced…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. Workplace rebellion can bring the company to its knees. The most typical form of rebellion known in South Africa is industrial action. Such rebellion can cripple the organisation…
BEWARE THE USE OF FIXED-TERM CONTRACTS You can inadvertently guarantee a temp. employee further employment BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Go to www.labourlawadvice.co.za. According to sections 193 and 194 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) the…
BY Ivan israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: ivan@labourlawadvice.co.za. Web address: www.labourlawadvice.co.za Last week’s article discussed the unfair practice of illegally entrapping a suspected employee in order to prove him/her guilty of misconduct. I explained that illegal entrapment occurs when…