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HR & Management
Losing your protection? When protected strikes turn bad

Jacques van Wyk 18 hours

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HR & Management
Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 18 Apr 2024

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HR & Management
Unemployment by death: What happens to employees when employers die?

Nasheetah Smith 16 Apr 2024

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Legal
Strike misconduct - you don't have to be violent to get fired

Lizle Louw and Amy King 12 Feb 2024

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Legal
Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

The December 2023 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, published by The Arena Group Holdings.
ICT
The Arena Group Holdings removes CEO after AI ghost-writing scandal

Lindsey Schutters 13 Dec 2023

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HR & Management
Tips to navigating employment equity reporting

Frik Boonzaaier 9 Oct 2023

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Legal
Claiming constructive dismissal - take advice from your wingman

Johan Botes 21 Sep 2023

Brian Eagar, CEO of Towerstone
HR & Management
What makes a great company culture? Finding that elusive X-factor

Brian Eagar 21 Sep 2023

Some of the workers, who were dismissed from the Frimax chip factory in Verulam, Durban, for participating in an unprotected strike last month, wait outside the CCMA. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp
HR & Management
Chip factory workers will challenge dismissal in Labour Court

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jul 2023

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HR & Management
Can employees be fired for refusing to work overtime?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 7 Jul 2023

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Legal
What employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Mehnaaz Bux and Keah Challenor 10 May 2023

No growth for logistics industry without safety and efficiency this silly season
Logistics & Transport
No growth for logistics industry without safety and efficiency this silly season

Tania Govender 31 Oct 2022

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Legal
What is a normal retirement age in a post-normal working world?

Paul Williams and Kirsty Gibson 20 Sep 2022

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Legal
Clarifying common purpose in strike-related misconduct

Brett Abraham and Siya Ncgamu 2 Sep 2022

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court
Legal
Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Brett Abraham 5 Jul 2022

Ukrainian software engineers see lives upended by war
ICT
Ukrainian software engineers see lives upended by war

4 Apr 2022

On the CCMA vaccination dismissal ruling: Employers should be cautious in celebrating the outcome of Goldrush
HR & Management
On the CCMA vaccination dismissal ruling: Employers should be cautious in celebrating the outcome of Goldrush

Lucinda Hinxman, Issued by Irvine Partners 28 Mar 2022

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Retail
Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?

Mike Lee 24 Mar 2022

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HR & Management
New code on vaccination in the workplace

Tania Broughton 22 Mar 2022

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Finance
Cosatu sets the record straight on mandatory workplace vaccinations

29 Jan 2022

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Legal
If you did not do it, could you still be guilty?

Johan Botes 20 Jan 2022

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Legal
Incapacity and its role in dismissals for misconduct

Nivaani Moodley, Shane Johnson and Jenna Atkinson 6 Oct 2021

ProBono.Org joins LexisNexis to support recovery and rebuilding
Legal
ProBono.Org joins LexisNexis to support recovery and rebuilding

Issued by LexisNexis 31 Aug 2021

Ban on social gatherings - no longer just a suggestion
Legal
Ban on social gatherings - no longer just a suggestion

Jonathan Goldberg 2 Jul 2021

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Finance
Sars curbing non-compliance, staff corruption

2 Jul 2021

Dismissed for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols? What is fair...
Legal
Dismissed for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols? What is fair...

Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 1 Jul 2021

Zondo update: Singh pleads ignorance, Gigaba calls Mngoma a liar
Legal
Zondo update: Singh pleads ignorance, Gigaba calls Mngoma a liar

Valencia Talane 28 May 2021

Legalities of dismissing striking employees, despite compliance with ultimatum
Legal
Legalities of dismissing striking employees, despite compliance with ultimatum

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 5 May 2021

Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed
Legal
Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed

Lizle Louw, Shane Johnson and Justin de Wet 14 Apr 2021

Why employers can't rely solely on polygraph tests for dismissals
Legal
Why employers can't rely solely on polygraph tests for dismissals

Ludwig Frahm-Arp, Tshepiso Rasetlola and Catherine Hendriks 30 Mar 2021

Can staff be dismissed for disregarding Covid-19 protocol after hours?
Legal
Can staff be dismissed for disregarding Covid-19 protocol after hours?

24 Mar 2021

Luxor Paints workers awarded R38 million by CCMA
Legal
Luxor Paints workers awarded R38 million by CCMA

Liezl Human 28 Jan 2021

Are SA employers allowed to implement a compulsory Covid-19 vaccine policy? - Part 1
HR & Management
Are SA employers allowed to implement a compulsory Covid-19 vaccine policy? - Part 1

Jason Whyte 15 Jan 2021

10 biggest startup layoffs in 2020 hit 25,500
Entrepreneurship
10 biggest startup layoffs in 2020 hit 25,500

Justinas Baltrusaitis 13 Jan 2021

Dismissed without an enquiry? When is it legal...
Legal
Dismissed without an enquiry? When is it legal...

Bradley Workman-Davies 13 Jan 2021

Horse grooms can claim UIF, rules CCMA
Legal
Horse grooms can claim UIF, rules CCMA

Mkhuseli Sizani 1 Dec 2020

Covid-19 is no excuse for unfair dismissals
Legal
Covid-19 is no excuse for unfair dismissals

10 Sep 2020

VUT establishes new law clinic
Legal
VUT establishes new law clinic

Nontobeko Zondi, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 19 Aug 2020

Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown
HR & Management
Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown

Jacques van Wyk, Andre van Heerden and Michiel Heyns 26 Jun 2020

Edcon files to fire roughly 17,000 people, as other retailers struggle
Retail
Edcon files to fire roughly 17,000 people, as other retailers struggle

Sasha Planting 18 Jun 2020

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19
Legal
Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Johan Botes 15 Jun 2020

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Agriculture
Labour department engages agriculture sector

10 Jan 2020

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Marketing & Media
Can your company's reputation be redeemed post-scandal?

Alex Roberts and Ntokozo Mahlangu 6 Nov 2019

Importance of justifying fixed-term employment
Legal
Importance of justifying fixed-term employment

Andre van Heerden and Jacques van Wyk 18 Oct 2019

Difference between demand and proposal when trying to save jobs
Legal
Difference between demand and proposal when trying to save jobs

Tiisetso Rabolao and Julia Olley 16 Oct 2019

When completion of probation doesn't automatically mean permanent placement...
Legal
When completion of probation doesn't automatically mean permanent placement...

Jacques van Wyk 12 Sep 2019

Could the CCMA see more legal representation in future?
Legal
Could the CCMA see more legal representation in future?

24 Jul 2019

The balancing act: Employer/employee reciprocal duty of good faith
Legal
The balancing act: Employer/employee reciprocal duty of good faith

Tracy Robbins and Julia Olley 23 Jul 2019

Dr Anuschka Coovadia is the head of healthcare for Africa at KPMG
Healthcare
Change across healthcare ecosystems in Africa

Anuschka Coovadia 5 Jul 2019

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