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SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hourKatja Hamilton

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Losing your protection? When protected strikes turn badJacques van Wyk

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SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hour

By Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2024

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Losing your protection? When protected strikes turn bad

By Jacques van Wyk 24 Apr 2024

How to deal with depression in the workplace

How to deal with depression in the workplace

John Botha 29 Jul 2019

Can unions claim organisational rights after recruiting ineligible members?

Can unions claim organisational rights after recruiting ineligible members?

Jacques van Wyk 25 Jul 2019

Could the CCMA see more legal representation in future?

Could the CCMA see more legal representation in future?

24 Jul 2019

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

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

Tracy Robbins and Julia Olley 23 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Potential jail time on the cards for CV fraudsters

Potential jail time on the cards for CV fraudsters

18 Jul 2019

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When do the parental, adoption and commissioning parental leave kick in?

John Botha 11 Jul 2019

Partnering for decent work - 32nd Annual Labour Law Conference

Partnering for decent work - 32nd Annual Labour Law Conference

The Conference Company 8 Jul 2019

A Prasa executive has been dismissed and another suspended after an internal investigation. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Prasa executive fired after internal probe

Ashraf Hendricks 4 Jul 2019

If best candidate declines the job, is second best entitled to be appointed?

If best candidate declines the job, is second best entitled to be appointed?

Jacques van Wyk 2 Jul 2019

Can you still discipline an employee after they resign with immediate effect?

Can you still discipline an employee after they resign with immediate effect?

Lizle Louw and Dumisani Ndiweni 1 Jul 2019

Employees at luxury guesthouse win unfair dismissal case

Employees at luxury guesthouse win unfair dismissal case

Barbara Maregele 27 Jun 2019

Can false allegations be grounds for dismissal?

Can false allegations be grounds for dismissal?

Jacques van Wyk 24 Jun 2019

Employers get lessons on NMW Act

Employers get lessons on NMW Act

19 Jun 2019

Legal remedies and recourse for workplace bullying

Legal remedies and recourse for workplace bullying

Bradley Workman-Davies 18 Jun 2019

A win for domestic employees in South Africa

A win for domestic employees in South Africa

Fiona Leppan and Mayson Petla 13 Jun 2019

Be wary of recorded conversations

Be wary of recorded conversations

11 Jun 2019

Battle of legislation: The presence of legal representation during specific arbitration

Battle of legislation: The presence of legal representation during specific arbitration

Hugo Pienaar and Michaela Grieve 10 Jun 2019

ILO Centenary Conference kicks off

ILO Centenary Conference kicks off

10 Jun 2019

5 tips to negotiating a settlement in commercial mediations

5 tips to negotiating a settlement in commercial mediations

Jackie Lafleur 4 Jun 2019

Why 'forgetting' simple tasks may add up to gross insubordination

Why 'forgetting' simple tasks may add up to gross insubordination

Thabang Rapuleng and Tamsanqa Mila 30 May 2019

Why speaking ill of your employer in public may get you fired

Why speaking ill of your employer in public may get you fired

Kirsten Eiser and Shane Johnson 23 May 2019

Have your say on draft B-BBEE sector code

Have your say on draft B-BBEE sector code

SAICA 15 May 2019

Evolution of employee leave - from paternity to pawternity

Evolution of employee leave - from paternity to pawternity

9 May 2019

To be or not to be: In writing

To be or not to be: In writing

Aadil Patel 7 May 2019

Harvesting attention capital and reducing the risks of the frictionless workplace

Harvesting attention capital and reducing the risks of the frictionless workplace

Johan Botes 30 Apr 2019

How companies can help employees and their families gain an education

How companies can help employees and their families gain an education

Christelle Helling 25 Apr 2019

No matter the colour of your collar, #MindYourBusiness

No matter the colour of your collar, #MindYourBusiness

25 Apr 2019

My prospective employer did what?

My prospective employer did what?

Tracy Robbins and Julia Olley 23 Apr 2019

47% workforce benefit from National Minimum Wage

47% workforce benefit from National Minimum Wage

18 Apr 2019

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How to deal with depression in the workplace

How to deal with depression in the workplace

John Botha 29 Jul 2019

Can unions claim organisational rights after recruiting ineligible members?

Can unions claim organisational rights after recruiting ineligible members?

Jacques van Wyk 25 Jul 2019

Could the CCMA see more legal representation in future?

Could the CCMA see more legal representation in future?

24 Jul 2019

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

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

Tracy Robbins and Julia Olley 23 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Potential jail time on the cards for CV fraudsters

Potential jail time on the cards for CV fraudsters

18 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

When do the parental, adoption and commissioning parental leave kick in?

John Botha 11 Jul 2019

Partnering for decent work - 32nd Annual Labour Law Conference

Partnering for decent work - 32nd Annual Labour Law Conference

The Conference Company 8 Jul 2019

A Prasa executive has been dismissed and another suspended after an internal investigation. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Prasa executive fired after internal probe

Ashraf Hendricks 4 Jul 2019

If best candidate declines the job, is second best entitled to be appointed?

If best candidate declines the job, is second best entitled to be appointed?

Jacques van Wyk 2 Jul 2019

Can you still discipline an employee after they resign with immediate effect?

Can you still discipline an employee after they resign with immediate effect?

Lizle Louw and Dumisani Ndiweni 1 Jul 2019

Employees at luxury guesthouse win unfair dismissal case

Employees at luxury guesthouse win unfair dismissal case

Barbara Maregele 27 Jun 2019

Can false allegations be grounds for dismissal?

Can false allegations be grounds for dismissal?

Jacques van Wyk 24 Jun 2019

Employers get lessons on NMW Act

Employers get lessons on NMW Act

19 Jun 2019

Legal remedies and recourse for workplace bullying

Legal remedies and recourse for workplace bullying

Bradley Workman-Davies 18 Jun 2019

A win for domestic employees in South Africa

A win for domestic employees in South Africa

Fiona Leppan and Mayson Petla 13 Jun 2019

Be wary of recorded conversations

Be wary of recorded conversations

11 Jun 2019

Battle of legislation: The presence of legal representation during specific arbitration

Battle of legislation: The presence of legal representation during specific arbitration

Hugo Pienaar and Michaela Grieve 10 Jun 2019

ILO Centenary Conference kicks off

ILO Centenary Conference kicks off

10 Jun 2019

5 tips to negotiating a settlement in commercial mediations

5 tips to negotiating a settlement in commercial mediations

Jackie Lafleur 4 Jun 2019

Why 'forgetting' simple tasks may add up to gross insubordination

Why 'forgetting' simple tasks may add up to gross insubordination

Thabang Rapuleng and Tamsanqa Mila 30 May 2019

Why speaking ill of your employer in public may get you fired

Why speaking ill of your employer in public may get you fired

Kirsten Eiser and Shane Johnson 23 May 2019

Have your say on draft B-BBEE sector code

Have your say on draft B-BBEE sector code

SAICA 15 May 2019

Evolution of employee leave - from paternity to pawternity

Evolution of employee leave - from paternity to pawternity

9 May 2019

To be or not to be: In writing

To be or not to be: In writing

Aadil Patel 7 May 2019

Harvesting attention capital and reducing the risks of the frictionless workplace

Harvesting attention capital and reducing the risks of the frictionless workplace

Johan Botes 30 Apr 2019

How companies can help employees and their families gain an education

How companies can help employees and their families gain an education

Christelle Helling 25 Apr 2019

No matter the colour of your collar, #MindYourBusiness

No matter the colour of your collar, #MindYourBusiness

25 Apr 2019

My prospective employer did what?

My prospective employer did what?

Tracy Robbins and Julia Olley 23 Apr 2019

47% workforce benefit from National Minimum Wage

47% workforce benefit from National Minimum Wage

18 Apr 2019

Temps still need to fight for permanency

Temps still need to fight for permanency

17 Apr 2019

How maternity/paternity leave structuring impacts your salary

How maternity/paternity leave structuring impacts your salary

Muhammed Goolab 16 Apr 2019

Taking your high from home to work

Taking your high from home to work

Nadine Mather and Amy Gerson 11 Apr 2019

Impimpi Alive - whistleblowing system for minimum wage defaulters

Impimpi Alive - whistleblowing system for minimum wage defaulters

Jacques van Wyk 10 Apr 2019

Shedding some light on an employer's obligations during load shedding

Shedding some light on an employer's obligations during load shedding

Aadil Patel and Dylan Bouchier 8 Apr 2019

How to make the digital world work for your business

How to make the digital world work for your business

Rosalind Davey 4 Apr 2019

Sars seeks CCMA intervention in wage dispute

Sars seeks CCMA intervention in wage dispute

27 Mar 2019

Judgment on employee suspension doesn't mean employers are in the clear

Judgment on employee suspension doesn't mean employers are in the clear

25 Mar 2019

Keep up to date with the changing labour landscape

Keep up to date with the changing labour landscape

LexisNexis 19 Mar 2019

Immigration lawyer's arrest puts a spotlight on illegal work permits in SA

Immigration lawyer's arrest puts a spotlight on illegal work permits in SA

14 Mar 2019

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