Poor work performance is ordinarily dealt with as a form of incapacity, not misconduct. The distinction matters because incapacity focuses on the employee’s inability to meet the required standard, whereas […]
Theft and shrinkage remain persistent challenges for employers in the wholesale and retail sector. Whether it involves stock disappearing from a warehouse, till shortages, unauthorised discounts, collusion with customers, or […]
Employers regularly deal with conflict and altercations in the workplace. Sometimes these interactions might result in an employer unfairly dismissing an employee by failing to follow a proper procedure or […]
Health and safety in the workplace is a matter of life and death, depending on the environment of course. When an employee is injured or develops a disease due to […]
In South African labour law, “adequate notice” of a disciplinary hearing is not measured by a fixed statutory number of hours. The Labour Relations Act (LRA) requires a dismissal to […]
In Merriman BP Service Station (Pty) Ltd v Motor Industry Bargaining Council (Western Cape) and Others (C04/2021) [2026] ZALCCT 94, the Labour Court reviewed and set aside a demarcation ruling […]