I am sure that many chairpersons and employers will agree; it is a common cause that the EFF nowadays makes their appearances at workplaces concerning labour-related issues. These include the demand to represent employees at disciplinary hearings and further issuing demands to employers of such workplaces. When employers do not meet demands, it often leads to unsolicited and disruptive activities such as unprotected strikes.  The question then arises “Does the EFF have the right to act in...

Employers often find themselves in a difficult situation where an employee committed a criminal offence outside the workplace. It is important for the employer to know when he/she can institute disciplinary proceedings against the employee in such instances. Firstly, it is essential to know that if the employee commits an offence when he/she is not on duty the employee may still be associated with the employer's company when the employee is wearing his issued uniform or the employee is driving...

Despite the fact that there already exists two Bargaining Councils and a Sectoral Determination, regulating the food, catering, restaurant and fast food industry nationally and provincially, the Minister of Employment & Labour allowed the registration of yet another Bargaining Council in the same or similar industry. On 8 January 2021, she extended the Bargaining Council’s main agreement for the Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering & Allied Trades (BCFFRCAT) to non-parties in the industry....