Process for unfair retrenchment claims

With the current state of the economy, many companies are retrenching employees, giving rise to potential claims against those companies. The process for unfair retrenchment claims depends on a number of factors, and it is…

hearsay evidence in the CCMA
Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence in the CCMA

There is often a debate about the admission of hearsay evidence in the CCMA, and whether the rules of evidence are more relaxed in the CCMA than in the Labour Court, allowing for hearsay evidence…

dereliction of duty and poor performance
Dereliction of duty and poor performance

Employers often face the situation where an employee fails to do his / her job properly. It is necessary, in such cases, to understand the difference between dereliction of duty and poor performance. This distinction…