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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
'Illegal' salary increases must be repaid

Richard Brown 12 Mar 2024

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Legal
Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment & Compensation Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg
Legal
#BizTrends2024: Adapting to change and the growing call for DEI

Johan Botes 18 Jan 2024

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Legal
National minimum wage: Do benefits and bonuses count?

Hlengiwe Skosana and Minenhle Ntuli 27 Dec 2023

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Legal
Yes, your side hustle can cost you your job

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 6 Dec 2023

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners
Legal
How SA employment law impacts corporate deals

Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

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Legal
Judges appointed to High Court divisions

8 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf A medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge
HR & Management
Instances when an employer can query the validity of the medical certificate

Dumisani Ndiweni & Kgololego Pooe, 16 Oct 2023

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HR & Management
Labour law has limits to employee protection; employers are entitled to fair treatment too

Bradley Workman-Davies 14 Aug 2023

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Legal
Too sick to work, but well enough to march? Not so fast...

Johan Botes 26 Jul 2023

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HR & Management
When is reinstatement not permissible?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Michiel Heyns 20 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
New Supreme Court of Appeal president appointed

29 May 2023

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Legal
Beware cutting and pasting provisions in settlement agreements

Nonkosazana Nkosi 8 May 2023

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HR & Management
ConCourt rules: When the strike ends, so does the lockout

Neil Coetzer and Courtney Wingfield 21 Apr 2023

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HR & Management
Does sudden exclusion from a commission scheme constitute unfair labour practice?

Bradley Workman-Davies 23 Mar 2023

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HR & Management
Can you claim sexual harassment when mixing work and pleasure?

Bradley Workman-Davies 14 Mar 2023

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HR & Management
Pitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

Brett Abraham & Jenna Atkinson 1 Mar 2023

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HR & Management
Are employees entitled to severance pay? Not necessarily...

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 17 Feb 2023

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HR & Management
You can't be fired just because you're unpopular, court says

Tania Broughton 15 Feb 2023

Justice Mahube Molemela
Legal
Justice Mahube Molemela nominated for Judge President of SCA

3 Feb 2023

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Legal
Once judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

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HR & Management
Employee dismissed for wanting to wear heels... Now the shoe is on the other foot

Eugene Phajane, Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kalene Watson, Kgololego Pooe & Masibulele Mabanga 11 Nov 2022

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HR & Management
Unions, membership and the right to representation

Bradley Workman-Davies 3 Nov 2022

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HR & Management
Employment offers - what does it take to conclude an agreement?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 23 Sep 2022

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Legal
In the fight for equal pay, the law is not enough

21 Sep 2022

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Legal
Clarifying common purpose in strike-related misconduct

Brett Abraham and Siya Ncgamu 2 Sep 2022

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HR & Management
Representing employees in industries outside trade union's constitution

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 30 Aug 2022

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Legal
Confidentiality clauses - whistles can't be blown if employer consent is required

Johan Botes 2 Jun 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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Legal
Honesty is the best policy when moonlighting

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kgololego Pooe, Jenna Atkinson and Nonjabulo Mthem 2 Feb 2022

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Legal
Calling in sick to go watch the match will get you fired

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kalene Watson, Nasmé Puley and Otshepeng Molapisi 28 Jan 2022

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HR & Management
Managing mandatory vaccine exemptions in the workplace

Talita Laubscher and Alexia Kaplan 8 Dec 2021

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Legal
ConCourt upholds labour courts' judgments on secondary strikes

Lizle Louw, Johan Olivier and Shane Johnson 15 Nov 2021

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HR & Management
Govt to review personnel spending to reduce public service wage bill

12 Nov 2021

Justice Bess Nkabinde receives an honorary doctorate from the NWU
Education
Justice Bess Nkabinde receives an honorary doctorate from the NWU

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 26 Oct 2021

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HR & Management
How to manage mental health related issues in the workplace

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Nivaani Moodley, Siya Ngcamu and Shane Johnson 2 Sep 2021

Calculating severance pay after retirement age
HR & Management
Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Jonathan Goldberg 21 Jun 2021

Calls for proposals to resolve wage talks deadlock
HR & Management
Calls for proposals to resolve wage talks deadlock

26 Apr 2021

Resignation or dismissal? Be aware of what you say...
Legal
Resignation or dismissal? Be aware of what you say...

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 Apr 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

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees
Legal
Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Rosalind Davey, Chloë Loubser and Nikita Reddy 8 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

Let's get constructive about constructive dismissal - you can still be fired
Legal
Let's get constructive about constructive dismissal - you can still be fired

Johan Botes 26 Jan 2021

Resigning to avoid disciplinary action? Not so fast...
Legal
Resigning to avoid disciplinary action? Not so fast...

Bradley Workman-Davies and Neo Sewela 15 Dec 2020

Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct
Legal
Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct

Hlengiwe Skosana 16 Nov 2020

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?
Legal
Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Darryn Mer 13 Nov 2020

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Finance
#MTBPS2020: Predictable budget delivery from Mboweni

29 Oct 2020

"Life is like a box of chocolates" - you never know when you are going to get (fairly) dismissed
Legal
"Life is like a box of chocolates" - you never know when you are going to get (fairly) dismissed

Dr. Johannes Jacobus van der Walt 12 Oct 2020

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