Mental health issues often make their debut in the workplace in the form of poor or lacklustre performance on the part of the employee. How employers handle such situations is […]
Item 10 of Schedule 8 in the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal draws a distinction between a permanent and temporary incapacity as follows: Incapacity on the grounds of ill health […]
According to Item 8 of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal, an employer may require a newly hired employee to serve a period of probation before the confirmation of the […]
There are currently two types of suspension recognised in South African law, namely precautionary and punitive suspensions. Precautionary suspension is implemented as a preventive measure pending an investigation and/or disciplinary […]
Incapacity in labour law is the non-blameworthy breach of performance standards i.e. the employee is unable to cope with the work and the lack of performance is not due to […]
Disciplinary hearings are formal processes used by employers to address alleged misconduct or poor performance by employees. The purpose of a disciplinary hearing is to determine whether the employee’s behaviour […]