Article provided by Sanlam and written by Jan Truter from Labourwise. The existence of valid or reasonable rules is a prerequisite for effective and fair discipline in the workplace. Employees also need to be made aware of these rules, and the rules have to be consistently applied. But how high may the employer set the […]
Your employee is one of most valuable resources in your company. If you encourage them to grow to be the best employees they can be, they will become great brand advocates and help in the promotion of your business. It is important to identify the hidden talents of your employees and tap into them. You […]
Article by lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting The courts are required to ask three key questions when deciding whether a retrenchment is fair: Did the employer follow the statutory retrenchment consultation procedure? Did the employer have a genuine and fair operational reason for retrenching? Did the employer apply acceptable retrenchment criteria?
Article by lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Misunderstanding of the purpose and legal meaning of ‘probation’ causes employers and employees serious problems. Probation is incorrectly believed to be a license to fire the probationary employee: if the employer wants to make space for another prospective employee (eg. a friend, nephew or auntie […]
Staff development is a topic that many often hear and might easily look away from due to familiarity, but how much does it really affect businesses in the long run? Having a well-educated, trained and capable staff complement is unequivocally one of the most important steps to running a successful enterprise. There are two distinctive […]
Article by lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Employers must be careful not to mix up the retrenchment of an employee with his/her dismissal for misconduct such as, for example, dereliction of duty. Often the CEO or MD lands on the carpet in front of the board of directors due to poor business […]
Article by lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting There is a serious misconception that employers may not get external experts to chair disciplinary hearings. It is true that such experts might, under certain circumstances, not be allowed to represent the employer (or the employee). However, the person chairing the hearing is not representing […]
