Liza Hall

Developments In Preventing And Eliminating Violence And Harassment In The Workplace

A Draft Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work was published for comment on the 20th of August 2020. Four forms of violence and harassment in the workplace are enumerated, namely: sexual violence and harassment; racial, ethnic, or social origin violence and harassment; workplace bullying; and protected disclosures. This code […]

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Employee Deviation And An Employer’s Vicarious Liability

Vicarious liability is a common-law doctrine whereby an employer is considered liable for the unlawful or delictual acts or omissions of an employee performed during the course and scope of their employment. The employer is held liable even though they did not, per se, engage in the wrongful conduct. The simple reason for this is that employees are the means by which an

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What Employers Need To Know About The Draft Employment Equity Amendment Bill

The Minister for Employment and Labour has published a Draft Employment Equity Amendment Bill, which proposes specific targets as far as affirmative action is concerned, and which any entities that do business with the State will have to comply with, failing which they will be unable to do any business with the State. In addition,

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Claiming COVID-19 Benefits From The Compensation Commission

Employees who become infected with COVID-19 at their place of employment, or whilst carrying out their duties as an employee, can claim for compensation for the term of their illness. In order to be diagnosed with occupationally-acquired COVID-19, the employee must first prove that that exposure to the virus happened in the course of their

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Virtual Retrenchment Consultations

The Labour Court in Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) v South African Breweries (SAB) held that where an employer offers to consult in the retrenchment process in a particular manner (in this instance via video conferencing) and the other party refuses to consult in the proposed manner, completion of the retrenchment process without the

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Good news for landowners defending ‘vexatious’ land claims

“South African landowners who previously had to personally foot the bill for legal fees to successfully defend themselves against vexatious or frivolous land claims, will now have the option to request a court to award costs orders against the state or its legal representatives. This was according to two land reform legal experts following two

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Land Claims Court comes down hard on state-paid lawyers

Private-sector attorneys and advocates who are paid by the state to assess the merits of land claims, and where necessary, pursue these cases in the Land Claims Court, have been warned to no longer institute legal proceedings where there are clearly no prospects of success. This was according to a judgment handed down recently by

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Claiming COVID-19 Benefits-UIF

The Unemployment Insurance Fund will compensate affected workers through a new “National Disaster Benefit” and its existing Illness, Reduced Work Time, and Unemployment benefits. The benefits which can be claimed in respect of the UIF by an employee as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa include: Reduced Work Time Benefits Illness Benefits

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Taking A Payment Holiday VS Claiming Against Credit Insurance

The arm of the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched across our nation and has gripped not only the people of South Africa but their pockets as well. The economic impact is being felt from the individual up to large corporations. To assist their clients with the looming prospects of defaulting on credit payments as a result

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COVID-19 And Compliance With The Occupational Health And Safety Act (OHSA)

With the arrival of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on the 15th of March 2020 and provided clear guidelines for the country’s response to the viral outbreak. Decisive action has been taken by the State to curb the spread of the virus. At this time, employers need

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