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Can employees be suspended without being afforded the opportunity to make representations?
Authors: Jason Shephard– Candidate Attorney Supervised by: Lavery Modise –Special Counsel This judgment concerns the issue of placing...
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Jul 184 min
Is a criminal record a justifiable bar to employment or does it amount to unfair discrimination?
Is a Criminal Record a Justifiable Bar to Employment or Does it Amount to Unfair Discrimination?
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Lawtons Africa
Mar 82 min
Increase in the National Minimum Wage effective 1 March 2024
On 3 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour announced that the National Minimum Wage will increase
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Lawtons Africa
Nov 21, 20233 min
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, 20233 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, 20234 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, 20232 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, 20234 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, 20223 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, 20223 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, 20212 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, 20214 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, 20214 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, 20214 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, 20213 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, 20213 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, 20214 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...