by Admin_FWB | Aug 2, 2023 | News
Since the advent of the National Lockdown to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Virus and now regular Loadshedding, many employers have resorted to placing their employees on a temporary layoff to alleviate the deleterious economic effects of both of these events on...
by Admin_FWB | Jun 14, 2023 | News
The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (“the Act”) is primarily intended to promote the right to equality in the workplace, ensuring that all employees enjoy equal opportunities and are treated equally by their employers in order to address South...
by Admin_FWB | May 21, 2023 | News
With the advent of Covid-19 in 2019 which resulted in a national lockdown in March 2020, many Employers suffered financial distress which forced them to restructure their businesses, impacting significantly on their employees, with widespread retrenchment becoming the...
by Admin_FWB | Apr 14, 2023 | News
The Labour Court has recently grappled with the question relating to the legal status of an Award for reinstatement in the decision Mahlangu v Rand Water (2023) 44 ILJ 569 (LC). The Court drew on the wisdom of the Apex Court in Numsa obo Moses Fohlisa and 41 Others v...
by Admin_FWB | Mar 28, 2023 | News
More often than not, when a dismissal sanction is looming, employees enter into mutual separation agreements with employers to avoid tainted employment track records. Some employers, with the hope of avoiding unfair dismissal disputes before the Commission for...
