Your top employee resigns and immediately opens up a new business in direct opposition to you. Using your software, your client relationships and your business methods to springboard their new start-up and poach your clients. We discuss, in the context of a recent High Court case, how our law can help you put a stop...Read More
Not every difficult manager is a workplace bully, and not every uncomfortable workplace is an unlawful one. But where exactly does the law draw the line? A 2023 Labour Court judgment tackles that question head-on, with important lessons for both employers and employees. If you’ve ever wondered whether a harassment claim would succeed against your...Read More
Employers have a duty to protect their employees from all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment. But what constitutes such harassment, from whose perspective must it be viewed, and how should allegations of improper conduct be assessed and dealt with? We address those questions in the context of a Labour Court case in which a...Read More
Alcohol goes hand in hand with the Festive Season, making this the perfect time to discuss your duty as an employer to manage the risks of alcohol consumption at work. We’ll share some thoughts on that with reference to a recent Labour Court case which saw a forklift driver, dismissed after failing a breathalyser test,...Read More
Welcoming a new child into the world is one of life’s great joys, but for working parents it comes with practical and financial challenges. If questions like “Will we get leave and if so for how long?”, “Will it be paid leave or can we claim UIF?” and “Can we both take leave or just...Read More
Welcoming a new child into the world is one of life’s great joys, but for working parents it comes with practical and financial challenges. If questions like “Will we get leave and if so for how long?”, “Will it be paid leave or can we claim UIF?” and “Can we both take leave or just...Read More
How can you protect yourself from employee dishonesty? And just how dishonest does an employee have to be to justify dismissal? A recent Labour Court judgment confirmed as fair the dismissal of a bank teller for failing to report discrepancies in her till’s cash balance, and for then attempting to cover them up by stealing...Read More
