Constructive dismissal is a statutory form of dismissal which is defined by Section 186 (1)(e) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), as the termination of the contract of employment by the employee with or without notice due to the fact that the employer had made the continued employment relationship intolerable for the employee. The [...]
Section 6(1) of the Employment Equity Act, as amended states that: No person may unfairly discriminate, directly or indirectly, against an employee, in any employment policy or practice, on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, family responsibility, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, HIV status, conscience, [...]
Please note that the MEIBC’s Pension / Provident Fund Agreements have been gazetted which extends the agreements to non-parties within the industry. Please also note that CEO and its members have been a party to these agreements since 06 June 2016. Click on links below to view the Agreements: Pension Fund Agreement Provident Fund Agreement
When an employee causes damage to the property of the employer or the employee causes the employer to suffer a loss, the employer might find themselves in a position where they would not only want to take disciplinary action against the employee, but also recover the loss or damage suffered. This then begs the [...]
It happens quite often that an employee gets arrested for alleged criminal activities and/or is found guilty of criminal activity and ultimately incarcerated. Some employers then erroneously deem the employer/employee relationship to be automatically terminated. Unfortunately, an employee does not dismiss himself should he be incarcerated. It is no employer’s wish to be associated [...]
In dismissing an employee, the dismissal should have two fundamental characteristics. The dismissal should be substantively fair, this meaning that the Applicant should be dismissed for a good reason. The dismissal should also be procedurally fair, there should have been a fair internal process/hearing of which the Applicant had enough prior knowledge and also had [...]
Employers are aware of the two processes at the CCMA, namely conciliation and arbitration. Conciliation is a means of attempting to conciliate and settle the matter before the next process, namely Arbitration, follows. Both the Applicant-employee and the Respondent-employer can request that the Arbitration does not proceed immediately after a Conciliation process has failed. [...]
It is common knowledge that employing a foreigner without a valid work permit is illegal and exposes an employer to fines and possible prosecution. Therefore, many employers upon discovering that they have employed a foreign national without a work permit or who has an expired work permit, usually panic and follow incorrect procedures which create [...]
It has become “common law” in dispute resolution tribunals that, if an applicant opts to be represented by a trade union (hereafter referred to as “a/the union”), the union needs to prove that it has locus standi in such a dispute resolution tribunal, if questioned by a respondent, by producing the following documents, which are [...]
Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act (hereinafter called “the Act”) relates to the dismissal of employees based on operational reasons and prescribes a very clear procedure to be followed in the event of such retrenchments. Throughout this specific section, the Act obliges the employer to consult both the affected employee(s) and/or union on the [...]