For many South Africans, retrenchment already feels like the worst-case scenario. But imagine being told to apply for your own job while facing dismissal. That is...
A long-running workplace dispute in Durban has ended with a decisive ruling from the Labour Court, which sided with RAM Transport South Africa and confirmed that...
A former maintenance fitter who spent 13 years fighting for justice has finally been given the green light to collect his R3.19 million compensation. The Labour...
A mutual separation agreement, freely entered into, is bindingeven if the employee later claims it was really a dismissal. That was the finding of the Labour Appeal...
The delivery driver bringing you dinner. The ride-hailing operator weaving through traffic. The courier dropping off your late-night online splurge. Under proposed changes to South Africa’s...
A medical waste driver dismissed for failing to report his absence has been granted a second chance after the Labour Court in Gqeberha threw out a CCMA ruling...
It started with a cancelled BMW order and ended with five men losing their final legal appeal, their jobs gone over a meeting that never was....
When Work Goes Wrong, Where Do You Turn? For many South African workers, the letters CCMA carry real emotional weight. They are often whispered in tea...
A long-running legal battle that saw a man seek R10 million in damages for his late brother’s dismissal has reached its end, with the Labour Court...
In a ruling that underscores the critical importance of hard evidence in workplace discipline, the Labour Court has handed a victory to a worker who was...