by VDT Attorneys | Feb 21, 2024 | Employee, Employee-wellbeing, Employment, Labour
With many countries around the globe, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, showing an interest in and trialling a four-day workweek and with some countries already having moved to a four-day workweek, it is understandable that the debate and consideration of a...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 21, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID -19, Dismissal, Employee, Employer, Employment, Vaccinate
The short answer, is “yes” an employee can be dismissed for refusing to get vaccinated. Whether or not that is the case in a given situation will however depend on a number of factors. So let’s break it down. Firstly, in June 2021 the the Minister of Employment and...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 8, 2022 | Employee, Employer, Employment, Employment law, Labour
Yes, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected many businesses and disrupted traditional work arrangements. However, as much as businesses have had to comply with Covid-19 regulations, your employees are still responsible for providing their services to their employer,...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Employee, Employer, Employment, Employment law, Labour, Labour Court, Labour law
Our Labour Court has recently confirmed that the answer to this question is “yes” you can be dismissed for not wearing a face mask at work. As always, the facts of each case and the severity of the transgression will need to be taken into account to determine whether...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 14, 2021 | Employee, Employment law, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
Remote work has most certainly become an increasingly common phenomenon thanks largely also to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many businesses have been forced to enable staff to work remotely without much thought always to the concomitant security issues relating to such...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 14, 2021 | Company, Employee, Employer, Employment, Employment law, Labour, Privacy
CCTV monitoring is a useful tool for improving security and identifying misconduct in the workplace. However, the ability of an employer to monitor employee conduct via such a tool is not unfettered, and an employer should take heed of the following aspects before...
