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HR & Management

Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 1 day

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HR & Management

Unfair dismissal based on age: Labour Court's landmark ruling

Deon Visagie and Jamie Jacobs 26 Feb 2024

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Legal

Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

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HR & Management

The cost of ignoring a CCMA judgment

13 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf With Generation Z starting to populate the workforce, issues such as the environment, diversity and inclusion, and privacy are important considerations

ESG & Sustainability

ESG: Crucial for businesses to engage employees, especially Gen Z

Andile Mphale, Lawtons Africa 14 Nov 2023

Marketing & Media

Mediation fails between Meta and Kenyan moderators, rights group says

George Obulutsa 17 Oct 2023

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Legal

Qualified, but still a liar - consequences of CV misrepresentation

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 10 Oct 2023

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Legal

Claiming constructive dismissal - take advice from your wingman

Johan Botes 21 Sep 2023

File photo: Meta and Facebook logos are seen in this illustration taken 15 February 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

HR & Management

Kenyan court orders mediation in Meta labour dispute

George Obulutsa 23 Aug 2023

The Prasa property in Newlands, Cape Town, which axed board chairperson Leonard Ramatlakane rented for three months, had not been rented out by the rail agency for eight years, according to Ramatlakane’s affidavit before the High Court. Photo: Steve Kretzmann | GroundUp

HR & Management

Axed Prasa board chair goes to court to get his job back

Steve Kretzmann 23 Aug 2023

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HR & Management

Labour law has limits to employee protection; employers are entitled to fair treatment too

Bradley Workman-Davies 14 Aug 2023

A Sars employee who took part in an EFF protest while claiming to be on sick leave must be fired, the Labour Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

HR & Management

"Sick" Sars employee spotted at EFF protest must be fired, judge rules

Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

When is reinstatement not permissible?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Michiel Heyns 20 Jul 2023

Some of the workers, who were dismissed from the Frimax chip factory in Verulam, Durban, for participating in an unprotected strike last month, wait outside the CCMA. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

HR & Management

Chip factory workers will challenge dismissal in Labour Court

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

Can employees be fired for refusing to work overtime?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 7 Jul 2023

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Legal

Can an employee be dismissed for the results of a breathalyser?

Kenneth Lennox 3 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

Labour Court slams minister for "unlawfully" firing staffer after being stuck in a lift for an hour

Tania Broughton 6 Jun 2023

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Legal

What employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Mehnaaz Bux and Keah Challenor 10 May 2023

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Beware cutting and pasting provisions in settlement agreements

Nonkosazana Nkosi 8 May 2023

Legal

Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

Ayenat Mersie 20 Apr 2023

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Hearsay: The role of medical certificates in court

Jacques van Wyk & Michiel Heyns 14 Apr 2023

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HR & Management

Pitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

Brett Abraham & Jenna Atkinson 1 Mar 2023

Image: A Standard Bank branch manager fired for “misconduct” must be reinstated, the Johannesburg Labour Appeal Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

HR & Management

You can't be fired just because you're unpopular, court says

Tania Broughton 15 Feb 2023

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Legal

Once judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

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Legal

Private cannabis use v zero tolerance policy - and the winner is...

Kerry Fredericks and Bradley Workman-Davies 8 Dec 2022

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HR & Management

Employee dismissed for wanting to wear heels... Now the shoe is on the other foot

Eugene Phajane, Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kalene Watson, Kgololego Pooe & Masibulele Mabanga 11 Nov 2022

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HR & Management

Representing employees in industries outside trade union's constitution

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 30 Aug 2022

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HR & Management

Is dismissal for derivative misconduct in the workplace fair?

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 22 Aug 2022

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HR & Management

Firing employees over retirement age 'fair' - Labour Court

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 11 Aug 2022

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Legal

What should companies consider when removing a director?

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Ziningi Hlophe, Kalene Watson & Masibulele Mab 27 Jul 2022

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Legal

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Brett Abraham 5 Jul 2022

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HR & Management

Dismissed, determined doper loses court bid to be reinstated

Tania Broughton 28 Jun 2022

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Finance

We need much more strengthening protection for whistle-blowers

Kwazi Dlamini 23 Jun 2022

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HR & Management

No severance pay for employee who refused Covid vaccination

Tania Broughton 17 May 2022

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HR & Management

Is dismissal for intimidation and accusations of racism fair?

28 Feb 2022

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Legal

Gama's reinstatement a result of political meddling - Zondo report

Valencia Talane 8 Feb 2022

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Legal

Honesty is the best policy when moonlighting

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kgololego Pooe, Jenna Atkinson and Nonjabulo Mthem 2 Feb 2022

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Calling in sick to go watch the match will get you fired

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kalene Watson, Nasmé Puley and Otshepeng Molapisi 28 Jan 2022

Legal

If you did not do it, could you still be guilty?

Johan Botes 20 Jan 2022

Striking workers remove Clover products from shop shelves

Retail

Striking workers remove Clover products from shop shelves

Masego Mafata 19 Jan 2022

Hundreds of Clover workers picket outside Department of Trade

Retail

Hundreds of Clover workers picket outside Department of Trade

Masego Mafata 14 Jan 2022

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HR & Management

Managing mandatory vaccine exemptions in the workplace

Talita Laubscher and Alexia Kaplan 8 Dec 2021

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Legal

Incapacity and its role in dismissals for misconduct

Nivaani Moodley, Shane Johnson and Jenna Atkinson 6 Oct 2021

Are we doing enough to protect our whistleblowers?

Legal

Are we doing enough to protect our whistleblowers?

Lucinda Hinxman 21 Jul 2021

Dismissed for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols? What is fair...

Legal

Dismissed for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols? What is fair...

Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 1 Jul 2021

Dual faces of the gig economy and ride-hailing industry

Legal

Dual faces of the gig economy and ride-hailing industry

Denine Smit and Grey Stopforth 22 Jun 2021

Resignation or dismissal? Be aware of what you say...

Legal

Resignation or dismissal? Be aware of what you say...

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 Apr 2021

Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed

Legal

Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed

Lizle Louw, Shane Johnson and Justin de Wet 14 Apr 2021

CCMA rules to reinstate employee dismissed for absence without permission

Legal

CCMA rules to reinstate employee dismissed for absence without permission

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Nivaani Moodley, Shane Johnson and Kgololego Pooe 12 Apr 2021

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Legal

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Rosalind Davey, Chloë Loubser and Nikita Reddy 8 Apr 2021