Can a dismissal due to the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes in contravention of a zero tolerance policy be deemed as discriminatory and automatically unfair?

Employer’s leave policy not providing for paid leave for “ancestral calling”, does this leave policy unfairly discriminate against the employees’ on the basis of religious/cultural beliefs?

Is it lawful for an employer to implement a policy to regulate under what circumstances employees would be allowed to access the employer’s premises during the Covid-19 pandemic?

The earnings threshold is the ‘dividing line’ where certain provisions of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and the Employment Equity Act (EEA) apply.

Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act makes provision for employers to dismiss employees under certain circumstances. Employers may address and dismiss employees for conduct, capacity or operational requirements.

An employer may require a newly hired employee to serve a period of probation before the appointment is made permanent. The purpose of probation is to allow the employer an