Dismissal: Incapacity

Dismissal: Incapacity

Back to Case Studies In the previous Newsletter we spoke about the dismissal on grounds of the employee’s conduct. Today I want to look at the dismissal of an employee on grounds of “incapacity”. Capacity refers to the employee’s ability to perform his / her work...
DISCIPLINARY ACTION

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Back to Case Studies One often hears people say, “it does not help to take disciplinary action against staff who do not conform to the Company rules as they will go to the CCMA where the hearing will be overturned.” It is true that many hearings are overturned by the...
General Duties Of Employees At Work

General Duties Of Employees At Work

Back to Case Studies In terms of Schedule 14 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, every employee has certain duties to his employer and the work environment. Every employee shall: a. Take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of other persons...