BFFs no More: The Verbal Agreement That Cost R1 Million
Not everyone knows that the verbal agreements we make every day are, with very few exceptions, every bit as valid and enforceable as formal written contracts. We’ll discuss the dangers of that with reference to a recent High Court fight between two ex-friends over a R1m payment made by one of them to the other’s […]
Cannabis Policies in the Workplace: A Delicate Balancing Act
The continuously evolving legal landscape surrounding cannabis use both at home and in the workplace presents significant challenges to employers.
On the one hand, you have your duty to ensure safe working conditions for all employees and others in the workplace, on the other you have the very strong employee rights to individual privacy and dignity enshrined in our Constitution. Navigating your way through these unsettled waters requires a delicate balancing act, as a recent Labour Appeal Court award of over R1m to a wrongfully dismissed employee shows…
When is resignation a constructive dismissal?
Perhaps you are an employer, and that troublesome employee who you’ve been hoping would resign does exactly that. Saving you, as you see it, from the risk, hassle, and expense of disciplinary or retrenchment proceedings. But are you really home and dry? Or perhaps you are an employee, driven to resign by your employer’s constant […]