Knock, knock, knocking on the employer’s door: can employers deny access to the unvaccinated?
28 Jan 2022
BY Lauren Salt AND Amy Pawson
Following the recent award of the CCMA has released a further award on mandatory vaccinations, this time relating to the fairness of denying an unvaccinated employee access to the workplace.
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Mandatory vaccinations in the workplace: SA’s CCMA hands down an important decision
26 Jan 2022
BY Irvin Lawrence AND Ehigie Marilyn Okojie
South Africa’s primary dispute resolution body, the CCMA has issued its first award in respect of an employee refusing to vaccinate in the face of the employer’s mandatory vaccination policy.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 432 | 23 Jan 2022
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Trade liberalization in Africa and arbitration clauses in cross-border agreements
19 Jan 2022
BY David A Asiedu AND Phillip Karugaba
The expansion of foreign and intra-African trade and investment has resulted in the increasing prominence of arbitration as an effective mechanism for resolving cross-border disputes.
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Can employers lie about the true reason for termination of employment?
19 Jan 2022
BY Siphile Hlwatika
An employee who faces the possibility of being subjected to disciplinary action, or who faces the possibility of dismissal due to poor work performance, may propose that an MSA be concluded regulating the termination of his or her employment.
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ENSafrica’s Michael Katz awarded Chambers Africa Lifetime Achievement Award
18 Jan 2022
ENSafrica’s Michael Katz has been awarded the Chambers Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 431 | 16 Jan 2022
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Compelling employees to give evidence in arbitration proceedings
24 Dec 2021
BY Peter le Roux
Can an employer discipline an employee who refuses to give evidence in support of the employer's case at a CCMA arbitration where the employer is defending an unfair dismissal claim?
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A reminder to Labour Court litigants – costs will follow the suit, sometimes
14 Dec 2021
It is trite that the principle that the costs follow the suit does not apply in labour litigation, save for exceptional circumstances.
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Investigating sexual harassment complaints – pertinent considerations
14 Dec 2021
BY Jan Norval
Because of the sensitive nature of sexual harassment complaints, and the harm that may be caused to all parties, but particularly victims, it is important that legal advice be sought to ensure complaints are investigated adequately and even-handedly.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 430 | 12 Dec 2021
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The Metaverse
07 Dec 2021
BY Ilse du Plessis
At its most simplistic level the metaverse is the convergence of physical, digital and augmented reality
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The Burger Wars
07 Dec 2021
BY Gaelyn Scott
In this article we look at two recent trade mark decisions, one in the Netherlands and one in the UK.
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What is required of an employee to prove an equal pay for equal work claim?
07 Dec 2021
BY Siphile Hlwatika
In a recent Labour Appeal Court (“LAC”) decision, Mdunjeni-Ncula v MEC, Department of Health and Another, the application of the so-called equal pay provision was considered in some detail.
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ESG Objectives |The European Parliament gets serious about obligatory supply chain due diligence investigations
07 Dec 2021
BY James Brand AND Mansoor Parker
EU Resolution have far-reaching implications for suppliers of goods and products in countries outside of the EU that sell products or provide services within the EU.
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