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Can an employer unilaterally impose short time on employees in circumstances of financial distress?
Independent Commercial Hospitality and Allied Workers Union and others v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and others (2015) 24 [...]
Employment Services Act
The Employment Services Act No. 4 of 2014 (“the Act“) comes into operation as from 9 August 2015. The purpose of the Act [...]
The meaning of a hearing DE NOVO in arbitration proceedings
Section 138 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 accords the commissioner’s discretion to determine the matter and form [...]
The provision of transport for employees working overtime beyond 18h00
Summary The performance of night work is regulated to, among others, avoid or minimise an employee’s health risks, including the [...]
Consequences of late/non-filing of employment equity reports
In terms of the EEA, designated employers are obliged to submit an Employment Equity Report (“EER”) to the Director-General of [...]
May an employer take on the right to alter a chairperson’s decision in a disciplinary hearing?
May an employer overturn the decision of a chairperson of a disciplinary hearing if it believes the chairperson’s sanction was [...]
