Tag: Labour Law
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Loadshedding – what should employers know?
By Jacques Van Wyk, Director and Michiel Heyns, Senior Associate at Werksmans Attorneys The recent announcement of the resumption of loadshedding throughout the country may have severe implications for business […]
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New Harassment Code will require employers to overhaul existing policies
By Pamela Stein, Partner, Joani van Vuuren, Senior Associate & Jamie Jacobs, Associate at Webber Wentzel A new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in […]
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You better mean it when you say, ‘I’m out’
By Lizle Louw, Partner & Amy King, Knowledge Lawyer at Webber Wentzel Reading like Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors”, a recent Labour Court judgment wades through muddied water to reiterate […]
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Conflict of interest, moonlighting and the duty of good faith
By Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kgololego Pooe, Jenna Atkinson, and Nonjabulo Mthembu at Webber Wentzel A recent judgment in the Labour Appeal Court (LAC)[1] has re-emphasised that employees have a duty of […]
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Coping with addiction in the workplace
By Nicol Myburgh, Head: HCM Business Unit at CRS Technologies The pandemic lockdowns of 2020 were tough and tight, with the government clamping down on smoking and drinking. As a […]
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Investigating misconduct requires skill
By Ivan Israelstam, Labour Law Management Consulting Two common mistakes that employers make on receiving misconduct allegations against employees are: Firstly, they ignore the reports because acting on them is […]

















