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Labour Law

April 8, 2021

Contracts tacitly novated after expiry of a fixed-term contract

In Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries v Teto and Others,1 the Labour Appeal Court (“LAC”) considered whether the termination of employees initially engaged on fixed-term contracts constituted a dismissal on […]
May 20, 2020

Think before you post

In the Edcon Ltd case, an employee was dismissed for making a racist comment on Facebook. The employee had posted a message on Facebook referring to the government as […]
May 4, 2020

What happens when my employer goes bankrupt?

In the tumbling global economy, especially with detrimental impact brought forth by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have to prepare for the worst scenarios. What happens when […]
January 15, 2020

Professionalism Goes a Long Way

Professionalism is defined as a person’s conduct at work. It refers to the level of competence or excellence that is expected of a professional. One should […]
November 1, 2018

The role of a recognition agreement at the workplace

I have been approached by a trade union to enter into a Recognition Agreement with them. The trade union is of the opinion that it is […]
October 29, 2018

How binding are body corporate fines?

In an estate or sectional title scheme, it is challenging to ensure that everyone will stick to the conduct rules and to aid this, body corporates […]
October 1, 2018

What are the limitations in respect of the deductions on my salary?

A client poses a question to their attorney: My employment contract makes provision for deductions from my salary and now my employer wants to deduct money. […]
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