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15 Dec 2021

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEALING WITH PROBATION AND WORK PERFORMANCE

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 opportunity to evaluate the employee’s performance before confirming the appointment as per The Code of Good Practice Item 9 (1) (b) of Schedule 8 of the LRA

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Labour Law
01 Dec 2021

COULD EMPLOYEES CLAIM CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL DUE TO A MANDATORY VACCINATIONS POLICY.

Mandatory vaccinations are currently a trending topic as the world battles Covid-19. In light of recent moves by employers implementing and others considering in implementing mandatory vaccinations against Covid-19, and in light of objections which have been raised against this by various individuals and groups, the question is raised as to whether the adoption of a mandatory vaccination policy could result in and entitle an employee to resign and claim constructive dismissal, due to intolerable working conditions as a result of a mandatory vaccinations policy.

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Labour Law
27 Sep 2021

AUTOMATIC TERMINATION CLAUSES AND POLYGRAPHS: THE VALIDITY & RELIABILITY THEREOF

In the matter of Mlangeni v Corporate Investigating and Veracity Assessments (Pty) Ltd [2021] 3 BALR 264 (CCMA) a security guard was dismissed for allegedly stealing stock from a client. The employee underwent a voice analysis lie detector test and the result registered as deception indicated on some of the questions.

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Labour Law
06 Sep 2021

EMPLOYEE’S REFUSAL TO REPORT FOR WORK DURING LOCKDOWN

As the country moves from different levels of lockdown trying to limit the spread of COVID19, employers and employees find themselves caught in the balance of what is ‘reasonable’ when it comes to work.

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Labour Law
19 Jul 2021

CAN AN EMPLOYEE RESIGN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT WITHOUT SERVING NOTICE?

When an employee hands in an immediate resignation, does this mean the employment relationship ends immediately and can the employer insist that the employee serves his/her notice period?

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Compliance Updates
01 Jul 2021

COVID 19 VACCINATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE: MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY?

The third wave of COVID19 has hit the country hard and new cases keep increasing daily. In the workplace employers may be wondering whether it is legally permissible for them to require employees to be vaccinated and make vaccinations compulsory.

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