by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Nov 26, 2024 | Employment and Labour Law
“One of the hallmarks of an enlightened egalitarian society is the right to freedom of religion.” (Extract from judgment below) Our courts do not tolerate unfair discrimination in the workplace, and employers need to tread particularly carefully when it comes to the...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Oct 28, 2024 | Employment and Labour Law
“The best investment you will ever make are your employees” (Peter Drucker) As the end of the year approaches, many employees are eagerly awaiting their 13th cheque or year-end bonus. However, not every employer is in a position to pay bonuses, and this...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Sep 25, 2024 | Employment and Labour Law
“It takes leadership to improve safety.” (Jackie Stewart, Formula 1 legend) One of your key duties as an employer is to create a working environment in which your employees are protected from harassment and abuse. As a recent High Court judgment graphically...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Jul 29, 2024 | Employment and Labour Law
“Many people including workers in South Africa do not have the wherewithal to determine between a qualified doctor, an unqualified doctor and one who is operating illegally. That is why there are regulatory and law enforcement bodies to whom suspicious practices by...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | May 27, 2024 | Employment and Labour Law
“It is declared that the [employer]’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Policy is irrational and violates the right to privacy in section 14 of the Constitution, to the extent that it prohibits office-based employees that do not work with or within an environment that has,...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Feb 26, 2024 | Employment and Labour Law
“…the prospect of continued employment must be shown to have been objectively intolerable and the employee must have resigned due to the intolerable situation and not for another reason.” (Extract from judgment below) Perhaps you are an employer, and that troublesome...
