by VDT Attorneys | Jun 2, 2014 | Employment, Labour
Our law does not place an obligation on any employer to provide a character reference for an employee when their employment relationship has ended but likewise it also does not prohibit an employer from providing such a character reference. It is more important that...
by VDT Attorneys | May 6, 2014 | Employment, Labour
Annual leave is a basic right afforded to employees in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). The BCEA also regulates payment upon termination of the employment relationship and states that, the employer must pay the employee the full remuneration for...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2014 | Employment, Information, Labour, Property
Biometric information refers to measurable personal physical characteristics that can be subjected to authentication techniques to automatically verify identity. To date, our law has not specifically dealt with whether biometric information can be collected or not....
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 25, 2013 | Employment, Labour
The dismissed employee however benefits from this pragmatic view and if there are criminal proceedings instituted against the employee the attitude adopted by the employer is normally lax, often because criminal proceedings take time to be finalized without any...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 30, 2013 | Employment, Labour, Unfair Labour Practice
This case also dispelled the fallacy that in order to have an unfair labour practice claim against an employer there has to be an employment relationship in existence at the time that the employee declared and referred an unfair labour practice dispute to the CCMA....
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 20, 2013 | Employment, Labour
Every so often it happens that an employee acts in a manner that warrants suspension. Depending on the nature of business of the employer, these acts may vary from theft by the employee, unauthorised absenteeism, abuse of sick leave, negligence, making prohibited...
