Jan 17, 2023 | Labour and Employment Law
Social media is used by many to express their own personal and private views on various topics. As much as freedom of expression, including freedom of speech is a constitutional right, there are reasonable limitations thereto which must be observed especially on...
Oct 8, 2020 | Labour and Employment Law
Racism remains a controversial and sensitive topic in South Africa and such behaviour should not be tolerated in any working environment. Any form of racist remark, comment, behaviour, treatment or even an alleged form of any of these performed by an individual will...
May 7, 2020 | Labour and Employment Law
As of 1 May 2020, South Africa has moved from level 5 of the hard lockdown to level 4 of the phased approach in easing the country out of lockdown. As such, new regulations were gazetted on 29 April 2020 which in effect allows for approximately 1.5 million of the...
Jan 31, 2018 | Labour and Employment Law
It goes without saying that employers need to be able to trust their employees. Trust is the cornerstone of any relationship, and an employment relationship is no exception. Employees and employers have very specific rights in terms of common law, as well as...