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Matrics of 2021: How to prepare for your academic year
With the academic year in full swing, thousands of matriculants across the country will be preparing for one of the most important years of their schooling career. Marking the end of your high school journey and the start of your future, being a matriculant amidst a...
PRODUCTIVITY MINDSET = ECONOMIC FREEDOM
In one of my recent articles I touched on the issue of productivity at the workplace. I mentioned that, now more than ever, businesses and their employees need to team up so as to ensure that the business and its people survive and prosper during and post Covid. The...
Online learning is the future
Even before the world was hit by the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has seen immense growth. Despite South Africa easing steadily and slowly into the transition of online, over the last few months, educational institutions and students...
MANAGING EMPLOYEES WORKING REMOTELY
The most frequent question I am asked is, “How do we productively manage employees working from home?” This question is not only important during the lockdown. It will also be crucial post lockdown because the working from home trend will, in many cases, continue...
EMPLOYERS STILL IGNORING MAJOR LEGAL CHANGES
This is the first in a series of articles on changes and dangers in labour law. During 2014 and 2015 the Department of Labour introduced a spate of new legislation with far reaching significance for employers. These major amendments have increased the already...
CAN YOU FORCE YOUR EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID?
2020 was a year of terror at workplaces because of the physical and financial dangers posed by Covid19. Due to the fact that the roll out of the vaccine will be slow we can expect 2021 to be as terrifying as was 2020, if not even more so. This is because Covid is...
FORMAL VS INFORMAL DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS
The drafters of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 (LRA) expressly provided for a right to be heard in the statute. That is, section 188 of the LRA states that a dismissal is unfair if the employer fails to prove that it was effected in accordance with a fair procedure....
EMPLOYERS – BEWARE DISMISSALS BASED ON SPITE
Feelings of spite arise at work for a great variety of reasons such as: Resentment due to the lodging of grievances Power struggles between managers Racial and other prejudices Scapegoating Managers feeling threatened by other managers or senior staff Sexual affairs...
DISMISSALS UNFAIR IF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP STILL TOLERABLE
Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) says that dismissal is only appropriate for those serious offences that make “a continued employment relationship intolerable”. Such serious offences could include, for example, gross insubordination, endangering the safety...
EMPLOYERS- DON’T CONFUSE RETRENCHMENTS AND MUTUAL TERMINATIONS
One must go far back in South African History to find a time when as many employees were losing their jobs as is happening right now. While retrenchments are at an historical high mutually agreed terminations are also on the increase. The reasons that such a package...
Manifesting and planning for your next big career move
As the country recovers from devastating economic setbacks the global pandemic has caused, many South Africans have been left with permanent salary cuts, unemployment and retrenchment. However, as the nation makes its economic recovery, perhaps it's time to manifest...
EMPLOYER UNFAIRNESS ATTRACTS HEAVY PENALTIES
The Labour Relations Act (LRA) in conjunction with the Arbitration Act gives the CCMA, bargaining councils, Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court and private arbitrators the power to take very strong action against employers who commit unfair labour practices or unfair...
2020 List of Occupations in High Demand in South Africa
Seen as one of the most beautiful countries in the world, South Africa continues to face the hardships of unemployment and poverty. The global pandemic has seen the nation take a massive hit on its economy, facing devastating levels of unemployment. Higher Education...
What to expect as a young graduate in the middle of a pandemic
With the nation still fighting the spread of the Coronavirus and gradually making its economic recovery, the current global pandemic has possibly changed the way you’ve learned and how you’ve thought about your career trajectory. Facing many uncertainties, the...
How to cope with unemployment
As South Africa faces a sharp rise in the unemployment rate, there’s no doubt that those who find themselves without a job may be facing countless challenges. As a society, we don’t speak enough about how the stress that comes with being jobless can take a...