This article was written by Douglas de Jager , an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
Section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa states that “[n]o person may unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status…” and that “[n]ational
This article was written by Lara Kerbelker, an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
The Labour Court recently handed down judgment in a matter where a colonel in the SAPS was transferred to a functionally non-existent post after he exposed corruption in the unit.
Colonel Roos was employed as an internal auditor in the
Everyone in South Africa has the right to fair labour practices. And everyone, through the Labour Relations Act, has the right not to be unfairly dismissed. Legislation provides three broad grounds for dismissal:
In order for a dismissal on any of these grounds to be conclusive, it
This post was contributed by Teneille Govender and Kate Paterson
In a landmark judgment, the Labour Appeal Court has found a company’s decision not to extend a benefit to an employee in terms of a discretionary policy to be unfair. In terms of the Labour Relations Act withholding a benefit may be an unfair