What To Do About An Employee Who Is Incompetent?
What happens when an employer can see that an employee is failing to attain the standard of performance required of them in their job?
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New Code Of Conduct For Workplace Harassment: An End To Eye-rolling
Many South Africans consult with a traditional healer instead of a ‘regular doctor’ for medical needs. Most employers in the professional sphere, would be reluctant to accept a medical certificate from a traditional healer. What does the law say?
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“I’m Booked Off Work”, “By Who?” Says The Boss, “By My Traditional Healer”
Many South Africans consult with a traditional healer instead of a ‘regular doctor’ for medical needs. Most employers in the professional sphere, would be reluctant to accept a medical certificate from a traditional healer. What does the law say?
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When All Employees Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others – Justifiable Discrimination In The Workplace
If an employer does this because of any of the grounds listed in section 6(1) of the EEA (including gender, age, disability, religion etc.), it will automatically amount to unfair discrimination. If an employer does this because of any of the grounds listed in section 6(1) of the EEA (including gender, age, disability, religion etc.), it will automatically amount to unfair discrimination.
Covid Injection Or Employment Ejection: Dismissing Unvaccinated Employees
A question that has been asked by many employers recently has been whether an employee can be dismissed for refusing to be vaccinated in South Africa?
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Depression & Dismissal – A Recent Decision
The prevalence of depression in the workplace was highlighted in the recent case of Legal Aid South Africa v Jansen [2020] JOL 47984 (LAC), wherein the Labour Appeal Court (“LAC”) had to decide on whether the employee’s dismissal was automatically unfair and whether he had been unfairly discriminated against on the basis of him suffering from depression.
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PAIA Manuals – What You Need To Know
It is also crucial to note that substantial provisions contained in the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013) (“POPIA”) have been incorporated into PAIA, including the submission of reports to the Information Regulator as may be prescribed. Find out more.
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COVID Policies and Dismissal
A question that has been circulating since the beginning of the pandemic is whether you can be dismissed for not complying with your workplace COVID-19 policies. In short, the answer is “yes”.
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What to Do About Incapacity or Ill Health of an Employee
What happens when one of those valuable employees develops chronic ill health due to age or circumstances?
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POPIA, Employees And Employment Contracts
Employers will inevitably collect or already have personal information about their employees on file or stored electronically. With the Protection of Personal Information Act, No. 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) now in force, such employee information must be protected in their workplace just as it should be protected by other bodies who possess their personal information.
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