Code of Good Practice.Dismissal (Schedule 8 2025 09 update)
Form 3.1 Investigation Checklist
Form 3.2 Consent to disclose medical condition
Form 3.3 Notice of hearing
Form 3.4 Notice of dismissal
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New BCEA earnings threshold from 1 May 2026. Employers must review which employees now qualify for overtime, working time protections and other statutory rights.
A new Labour Appeal Court judgment highlights important considerations for employers when mutual separation agreements arise during retrenchment discussions.
The national minimum wage increases from 1 March 2026, with sector-specific minimum rates, defined exclusions and an exemption process for qualifying employers.
Alcohol-related misconduct in the workplace can have serious consequences and should therefore be dealt with decisively. Yet, in their eagerness to address a situation, employers often repeat the same mistakes.
Hi I got accident on my way back from work so I got injured so I’m no more flexible for my job so they want to buy me of and pay me for to months is that acceptable.
Reply to Nosipho: If you are unable to do your current job properly or at all, serious consideration has to be given to possible alternatives to dismissal. If there are no alternatives, your services could be terminated with notice. It is not unusual to negotiate some sort of package.
Please explain to me what it means if i am going to be found medical incapacity for my curren posision as a machanic
Reply to Mardine: The normal procedures for medical incapacity need to be followed – see guidleines in Schdule 8 of the Labour Relations Act. There my be Workmens Compensation benefits if the medical incapacity is as a result of a work related injury or disease.