Archive for January 2024
How to conduct an efficient misconduct investigation in the workplace
Item 4(1) of schedule 8 (Code of Good Practice: Dismissal) of the Labour Relations Act (“The LRA”) 66 of 1995 provides that the employer should conduct an investigation to determine whether there are grounds for dismissal. When allegations of misconduct arise within a workplace and are brought to the attention of Management, it is advisable…
Read MoreLABOUR COURT JUDGMENT SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE TO UNIONS AND CCMA COMMISSIONERS AHEAD OF THE NEW YEAR
In one of the first reportable judgments of 2024, SAA v NUMSA & SACCA, the Labour Court has sent a strong message to Unions which litigate in the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA”) and CCMA Commissioners who consider preliminary issues in the CCMA. Background Facts During December 2019, SAA was placed in voluntary business rescue, as…
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