Posts tagged as Employment law update

Employment law update – Prescription of arbitration awards

x Bookmark In South African Tourism v Monare [2021] 4 BLLR 386 (LAC) a former employee instituted a claim for payment in respect of loss of salary. The employee had […]

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Employment law update – Denying reinstatement despite the employer’s failure to present argument why this remedy was inappropriate

x Bookmark Booysen v Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others (LAC) (unreported case no PA12/18, 30-3-2021) (Kathree-Setiloane AJA with Coppin JA and Phatshoane ADJP concurring) The facts in […]

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Employment law update – Can an employer engage replacement labour if a strike has been suspended?

x Bookmark In National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo Members v Trenstar (Pty) Ltd [2021] 3 BLLR 281 (LC), members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South […]

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Employment law update – Automatically unfair dismissal after filing a grievance

x Bookmark In Sweet (James) v Namcon Logistics (Pty) Ltd [2021] 1 BLLR 104 (LC) an employee was summarily dismissed for negligence. This dismissal occurred shortly after the employee lodged […]

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Employment law update – Unlawfulness v unfairness

x Bookmark Chubisi v SABC and Others (LC) (unreported case no J1169/20, 2-11-2020) (Tlhotlhalemaje J). The applicant employee commenced her employ with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in April […]

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Employment law update – Can an employer be held liable for discrimination perpetrated by a customer?

x Bookmark In Samka v Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and Others [2020] 9 BLLR 916 (LAC), the employee was employed by Shoprite Checkers (the employer) as a cashier. During the […]

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Employment law update – Retrenchments during business rescue

x Bookmark In South African Airways (SOC) Ltd (in Business Rescue) and Others v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo Members and Others (3) [2020] 8 BLLR 756 […]

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Employment law update – Employee alleges being dismissed on account of his depression

x Bookmark Legal Aid South Africa v Jansen (LAC) (unreported case no CA3/2019, 21-7-2020) (Murphy AJA with Waglay JP and Phatshoane ADJP concurring) The respondent employee commenced his employ with […]

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Employment law update – Dismissal for incompatibility

x Bookmark In Zeda Car Leasing (Pty) Ltd t/a Avis Fleet v Van Dyk [2020] 6 BLLR 549 (LAC), the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) considered whether the employee’s dismissal for […]

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Employment law update – Dismissed for lodging an internal grievance – can an employee claim an automatically unfair dismissal?

x Bookmark DBT Technologies (Pty) Ltd v Garnevsha (LAC) (unreported case no JA61/2018, 18-5-2020) (Murphy AJA with Sutherland JA and Waglay JP concurring) In terms of s 187(1)(d) of the […]

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