A vehicle to test union’s own labour practices

Talk about the shoe being on the other foot: one of SA’s major unions recently had an unusual experience when one of its own employees took it to court, claiming to be the victim of an unfair labour practice.  THIS …Share this: Share on X (Opens in new...

Generous to a fault

The labour court in SA has upheld the dismissal of a pharmacist who gave exorbitant discounts, over-ruling a curious ruling in his favour by the CCMA Read the judgment A RECENT decision by SA’s labour court has left me wondering …Share this: Share on X...

NUM’s wrong turning

NUM’s involvement in a health and safety compliance dispute has been found by the SA labour court to be irresponsible and unreasonable. HOW is an employer to respond when workers effectively hold a mine to ransom? In the case of …Share this: Share on X...

Bitter blow to bosses

WHEN Zimbabwe’s supreme court interpreted the law to mean that companies could dismiss workers with just three months’ notice, without offering any packages or even following any specific retrenchment procedures, the decision lit a fuse. Job security throughout the...