Articles on Human Resource Topics in South Africa

Aug03 Summary of Employment Equity Act

03-Aug-2020
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill, 2018 was tabled in Parliament and published on the 20 July, 2020. The document is open for public comment and yet to be signed into law. Here is a summary of th... Read More..


Jun14 The Labour Court Rules and Practice Manual

14-Jun-2017
Section 159 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 makes provision for the establishment of a Rules Board. Read More..


Jun14 Retirement, unfair dismissal and age discrimination

14-Jun-2017
Section 187(1)(f) of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) states that a dismissal will be automatically unfair if the reason for the dismissal was unfair discrimination on a range of list... Read More..


Jun14 The dismissal of shop stewards

14-Jun-2017
A shop steward is a representative of the union whose members he represents. He is also an employee of the company whose employees he represents. Read More..


Jun14 Assessing the the fairness of promotion decisions

14-Jun-2017
It is now trite law that when a CCMA commissioner assesses the substantive fairness of an employer’s decision to dismiss an employee, the commissioner must not show deference to the decision made ... Read More..


Jun14 The duty of a job applicant to disclose information

14-Jun-2017
Can an applicant for employment who failed to disclose certain information, or provided false information, to a prospective employer during the selection process be dismissed Read More..


Jun14 The expiry of fixed-term contracts and unfair dismissal

14-Jun-2017
When can employers validly and legitimately enter into contracts of employment with their employees in terms of which the contracts expire automatically after a certain period of time or on the occur... Read More..


Jun14 The automatic termination of employment

14-Jun-2017
Resolutive and suspensive conditions Read More..


Jun14 Sexual harassment, compensation and discipline

14-Jun-2017
The onus on employers Read More..


Jun13 Key Points Of The Employment Equity Act

13-Jun-2017
What are the - ‘key points of the employment equity act’… ‘7 different items that should be reflected in the employment equity plan’… ‘advantages of employment equity’… ‘practical ways a business ca... Read More..


 
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