by admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Health and Safety, Mediation & Arbitration, Work Environment, Workplace Hazards
The COVID-19 lockdown has brought many new challenges to all businesses across the world, whether small or large. One of them is that many staff members now work from home. This resulted in an increase in the use of technology. The challenges for small businesses are...
by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Employee Duties, Employers Duties, Mediation & Arbitration, Records, Work Environment
With the publication of the long-awaited Rule 41A by the Rules Board of the Court of Law a new era in handling disputes has drawn upon us. As of the 9th March, all parties in dispute will have to consider Mediation before they can proceed to litigation. Should the...
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | Mediation & Arbitration
During the early 1900, people were treated as if they were robots. The motto of dispute resolution was “You ain’t got a problem except for the one I tell you, you have”. This has fortunately changed for the better over the past couple of decades, where the individual...
by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Mediation & Arbitration
Constructive dismissal is probably one of the most misunderstood concepts in South African Labour Law. On the one hand the employee may see any action by the employer that does not directly favour his position, as negative. The employer on the other hand is often...
by jenny | Oct 26, 2018 | Mediation & Arbitration
During the past couple of months, we have seen an increase in disciplinary action taken against employees due to the “incorrect” use of social media. The first point to note is that any adverse posting done by an employee could have a negative effect on the Company....
by jenny | May 22, 2018 | Mediation & Arbitration
Mediation / arbitration is such a vast field, that any good mediator / arbitrator must specialize in a field. Wilbrink & Associates have, due to their experience and academic background, decided to specialize in the Labour and technical field. Even this field is...
