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Labour Law

Culture vs capacity: How employers should handle traditional healer sick notes

John Botha and Jonathan Goldberg 3 Sep 2026

Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal

Legislation & Regulation

Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Why a sick note won't get you out of a disciplinary hearing

Sibusiso Dube 6 Jun 2025

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Labour Law

Sick of sick leave? What employers can and cannot do about it

6 Jan 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Zero tolerance for pandemic of fraudulent medical certificates

JJ van der Walt 20 May 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Fake doctor's notes can get you fired

28 Mar 2024

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Logistics & Transport

SA's trucking industry commits to driver safety and wellness at upcoming symposium

29 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf A medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge

Labour Law & Unions

Instances when an employer can query the validity of the medical certificate

Dumisani Ndiweni & Kgololego Pooe 16 Oct 2023

A Sars employee who took part in an EFF protest while claiming to be on sick leave must be fired, the Labour Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

"Sick" Sars employee spotted at EFF protest must be fired, judge rules

Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2023

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Labour Law

Hearsay: The role of medical certificates in court

Jacques van Wyk & Michiel Heyns 14 Apr 2023

Media Freedom

Sanef pickets with Karyn Maughan as she challenges private prosecution

22 Mar 2023

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Media Freedom

South Africa's Jacob Zuma is taking a top reporter to court. The verdict could affect journalists' rights

Anton Harber 9 Sep 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Updated rules for managing Covid-19 in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 14 Apr 2022

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Labour Law

Trio of employment law developments in South Africa

Tracy van der Colff and Kirsty Gibson 28 Mar 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

New code on vaccination in the workplace

Tania Broughton 22 Mar 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Mandatory vaccines and life after the state of disaster

Bradley Workman-Davies and Kerry Fredericks 16 Mar 2022

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Medical Law

Medical doctor suspended for fraudulently issuing medical certificates

25 Nov 2021

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

Labour Law

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

Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 1 Jul 2021

Revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace advises on employee vaccine protocol

Labour Law

Revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace advises on employee vaccine protocol

Kate Collier, Shane Johnson and Heather Mudau 14 Jun 2021

Covid-19 Level 1 update on SA travel regulations

Legal

Covid-19 Level 1 update on SA travel regulations

Ahlisha Yesmariam 6 Oct 2020

Your guide for travel to SA amid Covid-19

Travel

Your guide for travel to SA amid Covid-19

5 Oct 2020

Latest changes to the Covid-19 OHS directive and what they mean for employers

Labour Law & Unions

Latest changes to the Covid-19 OHS directive and what they mean for employers

Jaime Myhill 18 Jun 2020

Unpacking the UIF Benefit in response to Covid-19

Labour Law & Unions

Unpacking the UIF Benefit in response to Covid-19

Jean Ewang 25 Mar 2020

Q&A - pressing issues employers are addressing in light of the coronavirus outbreak

Labour Law

Q&A - pressing issues employers are addressing in light of the coronavirus outbreak

Johan Botes 19 Mar 2020

Implications of coronavirus for SA employers

Employee Wellness

Implications of coronavirus for SA employers

Johan Olivier, Kate Collier, Lizle Louw, and Shane Johnson 9 Mar 2020

Practice management

What you need to know about sick notes

Myrna Sachs 6 Feb 2020

Basic Education gives matriculants a second chance

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education gives matriculants a second chance

20 Aug 2019

Why sick employees should stay home...

Employee Wellness

Why sick employees should stay home...

3 Jul 2019

#RecruitmentFocus: What deductions can be made from an employee's salary when they resign?

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: What deductions can be made from an employee's salary when they resign?

7 Dec 2018

MBAWC welcomes guideline to 2014 Construction Regulations

Construction & Engineering

MBAWC welcomes guideline to 2014 Construction Regulations

25 Jul 2017

Employers not obliged to accept medical certificates from traditional healers

Labour Law

Employers not obliged to accept medical certificates from traditional healers

Faan Coetzee and Kgotso Matjila 27 Mar 2015

Conditions for maternity leave

Management & Leadership

Conditions for maternity leave

22 Nov 2013

Concern about rise in sick leave

Labour Law & Unions

Concern about rise in sick leave

13 Sep 2013

HR Management

How to deal with fraudulent medical certificates

Lia Marus 6 Aug 2013

Legal

What does the law say about traditional healers?

Lia Marus 1 Aug 2013

SABC on course for new channel

TV

SABC on course for new channel

7 Aug 2012

Pharmaceuticals

Patients given old medicine

Eddie Botha 28 Aug 2009