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Read MoreLooking back on the 1988 LRA amendments there is little doubt that when the former government accepted the recommendations of the Wiehahn Commission in 1979 they failed to understand the nature and effect of what changes to the...
Read MoreOn 14 July 1994 the then Minister of Labour, Tito Mboweni, delivered a speech to the Labour Law Conference in Durban entitled “The New Labour Market: Prospects for Accommodation and Conflict” and explained the...
Read MoreAfribusiness NPC v Minister of Finance Discretionary pre-qualification criteria stipulated in regulation 4 may constitute an antecedent step but as it is introduced in regulation 4 it creates an additional layer contrary to s...
Read MoreRecently on 27 October 2020 and in a landmark decision the constitutional court stressed that in an ‘ever-changing economic climate characterised by increasing global competition, operational reasons not only relate to the...
Read MoreWatching the Senate debates in the USA concerning the appointment of a member of the highest court to replace the recently deceased associate judge it became noticeably clear that there are two distinct schools of thought...
Read MoreIn a lecture reflecting on the process of achieving independence of the legal fraternity as well as the independence and impartiality of the judiciary in the SADC region, Zak Yacoob, a retired Constitutional Court judge,...
Read MoreEmployment rights Employees have constitutional rights, which include the right neither to be unlawfully nor unfairly dismissed. Lawfulness requires proof of gross misconduct before employers may dispense with reasonable notice...
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Read MoreDuring 1996 the Employment and Industrial Relations Journal of the International Bar Association published an article written by Graham Giles just before the newly adopted Labour Relations Act, 1996 came into force in November...
Read MoreJohn Patten shares his thoughts on current events and ponders the political consequences of the latest decisions regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. It is worth pondering . . . what was the clinching factor that caused the...
Read MoreLooking back to the early days and before the introduction of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 it is interesting to find out what the new government had in mind at the time. Recently a speech delivered by the current Minister of...
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