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Can the courts set aside collective agreements?
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Lawtons Africa
- Jan 27, 2022
- 5 min
Inquiry into an employee’s incapacity requires more from an employer than meets the eye
Inquiry into an employee’s incapacity requires more from an employer than what meets the eye
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Lawtons Africa
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
When lines are blurred: Trade union or political party
When lines are blurred: Trade union or political party
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Lawtons Africa
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
COIDA covers COVID-19 side effects
Regulation 4(10) of the regulations under section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act
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Lawtons Africa
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
The legality of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in the workplace
It has been just over 19 months since the first positive COVID-19 case was identified and confirmed in South Africa.
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Lawtons Africa
- Sep 8, 2021
- 6 min
Restraints remain valid during the pandemic
On 20 May 2021, in the case of Bulldog Abrasives Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd v Davieand Another the Labour Court found that while the Covid-19
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Lawtons Africa
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
Looting and civil unrest: The danger of acting with a common purpose
The arrest of former State President Jacob Zuma sparked civil unrest across the country, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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Lawtons Africa
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
Football club sales: A Labour Law perspective
The implications of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act on the transfer of status of football clubs.
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Lawtons Africa
- May 4, 2021
- 3 min
Trade Unions and The Pandemic
Workers’ Day on 1 May commemorates and acknowledges the role of trade unions in the South African economic landscape as facilitators...
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Lawtons Africa
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
What’s Up with the WhatsApp privacy updates and what does it mean for work WhatsApp groups?
A quick answer is that employees and employers do not have to worry about the WhatsApp privacy updates, yet.
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Lawtons Africa
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
Conditional employment contracts – fair or unfair?
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on the impact of suspensive conditions on the enforceability of a contract raises...
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Lawtons Africa
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
Are you a parent? Do you know what you are entitled to?
Significant changes to employees’ entitlements to parental leave came into effect with the promulgation of the Labour Laws Amendment Act...
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Lawtons Africa
- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min
A Trade Union’s Constitution Reigns Supreme
In the recent Constitutional Court case of National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa v Lufil Packaging (Isithebe) and Others [2020]...
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Lawtons Africa
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Cannabis in the workplace – Mthembu an uncertain first step
On 18 September 2018, the Constitutional Court decriminalised private cultivation, possession and use of cannabis.
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Lawtons Africa
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Extended TERS Benefits for July “until 15 August 2020”
Whilst no Directive has been issued the Employment and Labour Ministry on 21 July 2020 announced an extension to the COVID-19 TERS relief...
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Lawtons Africa
- Jul 10, 2020
- 9 min
Employment Law – Case Update
A number of recent judgments in the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court, including matters arising from employment arrangements and...
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Lawtons Africa
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013
Have you heard? After much anticipation and a period of almost seven years, it has been officially announced that the core sections of...
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Lawtons Africa
- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
Retrenchments – Employers be warned
The COVID-19 disruption with the continued national lockdown to business and a pre-existing depressed local economy is forcing many...
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Lawtons Africa
- May 18, 2020
- 5 min
Public Procurement Bill aims to simplify processes
South Africa is awash with numerous public procurement laws exacerbated by further COVID-19 related regulations. The current version of...
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Lawtons Africa
- Apr 30, 2020
- 8 min
How to reduce and eliminate the escalation of COVID-19 infections in the workplace
During his national address on 23 April 2020, President Ramaphosa acknowledged that “our people need to eat. They need to earn a living.
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