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2019
Protection of Private Info Act
2018
Employees can no longer unilaterally resign with immediate effect
Employer liable for damages for referring to “a female, employment equity” employee candidate
The Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill
2017
Can an employee get dismissed fairly for referring to a fellow employee as "Swartman"? Not always
2016
Failure to prosecute reviews timeously
Equal Pay For Work of Equal Value: Less Pay For Newly Appointed Employees?
Medical Certificates from Traditional Health Practitioners
Simmers case - Case law on sexual harassment
2015
The LRA amendments have been implemented - finally!
2014
Employment Equity Act - Key changes (Part 1)
Employment Equity Act - Key changes (Part 2)
2013
LRA Amendments - yet more delays and uncertainty
2012
Employment Equity Bill - key changes
Highlights of the BCEA Amendment Bill
Highlights of the LRA Amendment Bill
Premature termination of fixed term agreements
Procedural fairness in terms of the new CCMA guidelines for misconduct arbitrations
Substantive fairness in terms of the new CCMA guidelines for misconduct arbitrations
The future of fixed term and part-time contracts: proposed LRA amendments to the LRA
Addressing non-compliance with the BCEA
Amendments to the LRA (Collective Bargaining)
2011
Affirmative action - where the law stands at present
Employee privacy - comments made in private capacity on social media sites or forums
Fiduciary duties in the absence of an employment contract
The risk of sexual harassment in the workplace
Value-based decision-making in employment
When is a contractor really an employee?
2010
Disciplinary sanctions - does truthfulness play a role?
Do employees have a right to a salary increase?
Reporting for duty while under the influence of alcohol
Consistency with the application of discipline
Employee undergoing a sex change
Employees participating in an unprotected strike
Is promotion based on equity, as opposed to merit, fair?
Latest changes to the South African Tobacco Laws
Reporting for duty while under the influence of alcohol
Retrenching an employee for poor performance unfair
2009
Dealing with suspected employee dishonesty
Dismissal based on circumstantial evidence
Employers be aware of discrimination in the workplace
Misconduct outside working hours
Employer’s contribution to benefit schemes when employee is on unpaid leave
The importance of timely disciplinary action
Which demands are union members entitled to strike over
Why constructive communication with employees is so important
2008
Disciplinary notices, common mistakes and good practices
Dismissal for pregnancy or a reason to pregnancy
Employers may be held liable for unlawful behaviour of their employees
Failure to apply fair disciplinary procedures
Misconduct: The importance of clear and known rules
Power outages - must employees be paid
Pitfalls in dealing with health related incapacity
2007
False accusations of racism
2006
Procedural fairness in disciplinary hearings
Pros and cons of outsourcing
The basic rules regarding leave for employees
2005
Absenteeism caused by work-related stress
Compensation orders at the CCMA
Defining remuneration perplexes employers
Legal representation in Disciplinary Hearings
Outsourcing - New developments
Sexual harassment in the workplace - a warning to employers
2004
Dismissal for the wrong reasons
Flexible employment relations remain possible
Liability of Employers for Unlawful Conduct of Employees
Payout of accumulated leave problematic
Combating absenteeism in the workplace
Defining remuneration perplexes employers
2003
A Typical Contractual Relationships
Interception of electronic communications by employers
Obligations with regards to Promotion of Access to Information
Pitfalls for the purchases of businesses
Termination of temporary employees services
The position of the employee with the transfer of a business
2002
Amendments to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act
Independent Contractors and Employees Part 1
Independent Contractors and Employees Part 2
2001