Judgment confirms that where employers fail to properly address grievances or mitigate the cause of a complaint, a constructive dismissal claim may succeed
Using artificial intelligence would address financial burdens, eliminate geographical restrictions and offer agility in conflict resolution – but there are pitfalls such as bias
Former clerk Siphiwe Mchunu also claims black staff members are subjected to racist treatment
The complainant says the senior manager made romantic advances and told her that her employment future was in his hands
The court overturned the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration ruling that Paul Mpele had been unfairly dismissed
A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’
The hopes and dreams of many entrepreneurs have been dashed. We track some of the owners of SMMEs, who talk of losing everything they worked for
Some believed a 2018 Constitutional Court ruling would spell the end of labour broking. It didn’t
After just three months of lockdown, more than 100 000 workers could lose their jobs
Broadcaster cites “poor sales effectiveness, ineffective commercial product, old pricing models and inadequate technology infrastructure” as driving cuts
Leaders of two competing groupings in the Food and Allied Workers Union have fired each other
Cases referred to the organisation increased by 4% since last year
Numerous applications for exemption are hampering the government’s efforts to reach its target of six million workers being paid the minimum wage
But both the commission and the department of labour say they have everything under control
Armed with brooms and mops, domestic workers took to the streets to demand better wages, recourse to legal protection against unscrupulous employers
With half of all journalism jobs gone in South Africa, one union is trying to halt the decline
The council’s climate change research could suffer from job cuts
A dismissal is when an employee reasonably expected the employer to renew a contract of employment, but the employer did not renew it
The exemption process threatens to undermine the new minimum income criteria
Numsa, in a statement, said the two sides would continue talks in early January over wages and shift patterns
A former colleague has been charged with the murder of an arts dean after threatening him
Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School allegedly ‘coerced’ teacher Nozipho Mthembu to leave
Solidarity has since formally informed the CCMA that the trade union would participate in the process
‘The unrepentant violence of white ignorance has consequences for people of colour that are continually overlooked,’ writes Kopano Maroga
The train will operate with a reduced service during peak periods
The Gautrain has been running during peak periods with reduced services since July 30
The striking workers and the company are in talks, with the help of the CCMA, to address the impasse but there is no guarantee of a speedy resolution
A Constitutional Court ruling on labour-broking ends uncertainty over dual employment
The Casual Workers Advice Office has dealt with at least nine different cases that have been unfairly postponed at the CCMA
Former staff accuse ‘turnaround’ chief executive of purging those who fail to do his bidding
The scandal-hit lawyer has picked up where he left off with cases, frustrating his female accusers
Former head of security Zelda Holtzman is relieved that her “name is cleared”