FIXED TERM TO PERMANENT: Does employment automatically become permanent if the work continues after a fixed-term contract expires? No - the employee would still have to show that he or she had a reasonable expectation that employment would become permanent after the...
LABOUR LAW IN A NUTSHELL COVID 19 LEAVE: What leave options can an employer consider if business is suffering or closing shop temporarily? Purpose The purpose of this Special Nutshell to clarify the legal position concerning employee leave options during...
Chief Operations Officer at SABC, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, was revealed by the Public Protector to have lied about having a matric. Does falsifying or misrepresenting your professional qualification amount to fraud? Is it grounds for immediate dismissal? To answer the...
What does the law say about the KPMG severance packages paid to its top executives? Are they golden handshakes? Labour law expert Patrick Deale joins Ray White on The Midday Report on Radio 702, sharing the labour and employment law perspective on the matter. ...
PROMOTION: When would a failure to promote an employee be unfair? The LAC considered such a case in the Department of Rural Development[1]. A manager referred to as “M” had been doing the job in an acting capacity for 4 years. The qualification requirement for the...
