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..


Jul23 Smart Moves Newsletter July 2019

23-Jul-2019
This newsletter covers the sections in the Labour Relations Act that applies to fixed-term contracts and what employers need to be aware of. Read More..


Jul23 Smart Moves Newsletter July 2019

23-Jul-2019
This newsletter covers the sections in the Labour Relations Act that apply to fixed-term contracts and what employers need to be aware of. Read More..


May03 Smart Moves Newsletter April 2019

03-May-2019
Polygraph testing in the workplace. Political parties and labour relations Read More..


May02 Smart Moves Newsletter February 2019

02-May-2019
Over the last few months, Government has made a number of changes to labour legislation. 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..


 
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