BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Web Address: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. The fact that the...

Written by Jackie Carroll, CEO of Media WorksWith Human Rights Day on 21 March fast approaching, it is a natural time to reflect on the state of human rights in South Africa. The right to education is a fundamental human right. Without education, an individual cannot realise their full potential...

The digital world is exploding around us. Developments in electronic communications, social media, applications, internet, games, wearable technology and the like are happening so fast that workplace rules cannot keep up. Employers are nevertheless obliged to take reasonable steps to address these...

The workplace is changing, and Gen X and boomer managers need to adapt to the new generation of leaders: millennials. Millennials have different expectations and needs than their predecessors, and they require a different style of management. Here are a few reasons why Gen X and boomer managers...

By Catherine Muller, HR Manager at Obsidian Systems The normalisation of a distributed workforce has seen some companies fall short when it comes to maintaining effective communications with their employees. Engagement between workers was always taken for granted in traditional office...

“Technology has been pivotal in transforming the HR field and will continue to be so. With the advent of Industry 4.0 and the forthcoming Industry 5.0, we anticipate even more substantial advancements that will enable us to redefine the future of HR and its contribution to organisations. From...

Workforce transformation affects all aspects of business and companies must plan for the impact it is having and will continue to have on operations. Nicol Myburgh, Head of the HR Business Unit at CRS Technologies, says the evolving business landscape means companies must start thinking now about...

Defining Employee Engagement Employee Engagement can fundamentally be described as the relationship between an organisation and its employees. The importance of understanding the nature of this relationship can’t be overstated as employee engagement strategies have been proven to; reduce...

BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on 0828522973 or on e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Employees facing disciplinary hearings are entitled to many rights...

BY lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on 0828522973 or on e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Protected Disclosures Act no. 26 of 2000 (PDA) protects employees from...

Shortcut to High Court makes CCMA and Labour Court redundant!! BY lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view...

BY lvanlsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Where employees cause damage to property or persons in the...

BY lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011)888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. It quite often happens that an employer loses a CCMA case...

Section 23(1) of the Constitution of South Africa provides that “Everyone has the right to fair labour practices.” This would mean that both employees and employers should have the right to fair labour practices and should be able to sue each other at the CCMA for breaching such rights. However,...

South African law is full of legal terminology, much of which is difficult for lay people to understand. While each statute contains a set of definitions to aid the understanding of the reader, these definitions seldom cover all the terminology used in the relevant piece of legislation. One of the...

There have been many legal developments in the employment arena lately that employers must take note of to ensure that they can defend challenges at the CCMA or Labour Court. Here are some tips for pre-emptively dealing with some of the new issues as well as some recurring ones. Contracts of...

Pretoria – The Department of Labour has reiterated that private employment agencies are not permitted to charge work seekers any fees for services rendered. This is according to clause 15 of the Employment Service Act 2014, which is still to be promulgated. This emerged as the department and the...

The law does not make signed employment contracts compulsory, but the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) does require employers to inform employees in writing of their particulars of employment. The reason that employers need to put such provisions into the form of a contract rather than...

South African labour law is all about fairness, and internal company processes have to measure up. However, when fairness and operational demands clash, good intentions tend to go out the door. It has been a familiar drum beat in the South African business environment that the cost and effort...

Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says she is pleased with the promulgation of the Employment Services Act, 2014, which took effect from 9 August 2015, coinciding with Women’s Day in South Africa. “It is significant that this promulgation will enable Public Employment Services to be...