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Male "maternity" leave
The constitutionality of section 25 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) dealing with parental, adoption and commissioning paren
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Lawtons Africa
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Exemptions from collective agreements are not for the asking or taking
Collective agreements are the centrepiece of the labour dispensation in South Africa.
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Lawtons Africa
- Nov 7
- 4 min
Framing ESG for employers in the South African context
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has been a topic of prominent discussion as of late.
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Lawtons Africa
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Implications of the amended Equity Act
It is anticipated that with effect from 1 September 2023 certain changes will be made to the Employment Equity Act (EEA).
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Lawtons Africa
- Jun 9
- 4 min
Influencers in the workplace: Can promotional work on social media be regarded as moonlighting?
The use of social media has many benefits; one of them being the creation of work and income opportunities, such as doing promotional work
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Lawtons Africa
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
Can the courts set aside collective agreements?
Collective bargaining is the process by which employers and organised groups of employees seek to reconcile their conflicting goals through
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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 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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