Employee Looting and Strike Violence: When Is Dismissal Fair?

Employee looting and/or violence can take place during strike action or it can occur during non-workplace incidents such as the recent looting and public disorder sprees. In both cases employers need to take action, but with care. Addressing firstly the “strike” scenario, employees have strongly entrenched rights when it comes to taking industrial action. But [...]

By |2021-08-02T15:59:59+02:00August 2nd, 2021|dismissal, Labour Law|Comments Off on Employee Looting and Strike Violence: When Is Dismissal Fair?

R4m Damages for a Workplace Sexual Assault

“The stance adopted by the Municipality at the trial demonstrated a disturbing lack of appreciation of its legal obligation to have provided E[….] with a safe working environment.” (Extract from judgment below) Our courts do not tolerate any form of sexual assault or harassment in the workplace and a recent High Court decision confirms the danger [...]

By |2021-07-02T11:21:59+02:00July 2nd, 2021|dismissal, Labour Law|Comments Off on R4m Damages for a Workplace Sexual Assault
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