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 | Aug 29, 2013 | Agri, Farming, Labour
Who is considered a farm worker? In brief, it includes any person who is involved in farming activities, including a general worker on a farm, all domestic workers who work in a house on a farm and also a security guard (not employed in the private security industry)...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 25, 2013 | Labour, Personal
All employers have a legislative duty to provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of their employees. In order to fulfil this duty the employer must, amongst others, as far as is reasonably possible: Provide and maintain...
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...
