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Limiting the Right of a Union to Organise in the Workplace

A union’s right to seek organisational rights in the workplace was curtailed by the Labour Appeal Court in Lufil Packaging (Isithebe) (A Division of Bidvest Paperplus (Pty) Ltd) v CCMA [2019] JOL 45056 (LAC). The facts of the matter are as follows: Lufil Packaging manufactures paper bags and other paper-based products, and their business [...]

Resign or face Criminal Charges: Is that a fair option?

Employers are often faced with difficult situations when it comes to an employee being caught committing various acts of misconduct at the workplace. Certain acts of misconduct that are against the disciplinary code at a workplace are also in-fact against the laws of South Africa. Committing such an act of misconduct is not only an [...]