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Labour
June 24, 2022

Pre-Dismissal Arbitrations

Employees who believe they have been unfairly dismissed may refer the matter to the CCMA for arbitration. Such an employee will be required to establish only that they had indeed been dismissed. The employer then has the burden to prove that the dismissal was fair, substantively and procedurally. It is trite that this process takes... Read More
Labour, LATEST
June 16, 2022

DYK – The Leather Industry Collective Agreements Have Been Extended To Non-Parties?

The Minister of Employment and Labour recently declared that the National Bargaining Council of the Leather Industry of South Africa’s Agency Shop Amending Collective Agreement, Provident Fund Amending Collective Agreement and the Footwear Section Technological Fund Amending Collective Agreement would not only apply to the employees’ and employers’ organizations that are signatories to the main... Read More
DID YOU KNOW, Labour
June 15, 2022

Not feeling so social?

Take action against employees who cause you reputational harm through their social media outbursts. Employees cannot claim that they have full reigns online if their comments cause detrimental damage to your business! Follow the link below, and SEESA will call you: https://bit.ly/3L2msDk
Campaigns, Labour, LATEST
June 14, 2022

What Constitutes Whistleblowing, And Where Does The Protected Disclosures Act Fit In?

The question of what constitutes whistleblowing arises often. Whistleblowing can be defined as an act by an employee to provide their employer with information regarding misconduct committed by one of their colleagues and/or to raise a concern about any acts of wrongdoing within the workplace. Common examples include fraud and harassment-related offences. Most employees often... Read More
Labour, LATEST
June 10, 2022

What Is Constructive Dismissal?

Whilst constructive dismissal is not defined in the Labour Relations Act – Section 186(1)(e) of the act alludes to the term and states that dismissal means that ‘an employee terminated a contract of employment with or without notice because the employer made continued employment intolerable for the employee’. From the above, it is clear that... Read More
Labour, LATEST
June 9, 2022

DYK – Leave Applicable To An Employee, If The Employee Is A Party To A Surrogate Motherhood Agreement, Might Be More Than Meets The Eye?

An employee who is a commissioning parent in a surrogate motherhood agreement is entitled to commissioning parent leave of at least 10 (ten) consecutive weeks. However, should the surrogate motherhood agreement provide two commissioning parents, only one of the commissioning parents may apply for commissioning parental leave. The other commissioning parent may apply for at... Read More
DID YOU KNOW, Labour
May 25, 2022

Episode 120: Collective Agreements Concluded With Majority Trade Unions And The Effect On Minority Unions And Non-Union Members

SEESA Labour Legal Advisors, Charl Vollgraaff and Sandrisha Govender discuss aspects of Labour Law in South Africa as it relates to collective bargaining and collective agreements. They focus on collective agreements concluded with majority trade unions and the effect on minority unions and non-union members. Click on the play button below to listen to our... Read More
Labour, LATEST, Podcast
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