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 | 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...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 10, 2021 | COVID -19, COVID-19 vaccine, Directive, Employer, Employment, Employment law
Up until the 11th June 2021, there was no law in South Africa which regulated the circumstances under which an employer may compel an employee to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. On this date however, the Minister of Employment and Labour (“the Minister”) published the...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2021 | Agri, Agriculture, Domestic worker, Employment, Labour, Labour law, Wages
The National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) came into effect on the 1st January 2019 during which it prescribed a rate of R20 for each ordinary hour worked by specific employees covered by the NMWA. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) presents a rate or level below which an...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Employment, Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS)
An employer may claim from TERS if it had to temporarily close either wholly or partially for a period of 3 months or less. The purpose of TERS is to avoid employees losing income as a result of the national lockdown. TERS benefits are calculated according a...
by VDT Attorneys | Dec 3, 2019 | Employment, Labour, Reg of Verkeerd
Donald Fischer het op 19 November 2019 met Pieter Cloete gesels oor afleggings. Luister gerus weer na die interessante gesprek: http://bit.ly/Afleggings Of: https://iono.fm/e/779073 Skakel vir Donald by 012 – 452 1300 as jy kundige arbeidsregadvies...
