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Meal allowances: No second bite of the cherry
An employee’s constitutional right to strike is not absolute. Section 65 of the Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995 (LRA) restricts an employee’s right to engage in industrial action...

Constructive criticism or constructive dismissal?
It is trite that in terms of the Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995 (LRA), ‘dismissal’ includes a scenario where “an employee terminates a contract of employment with or without notice...

Constructive dismissal and affairs of the heart
Increasingly, employees are resigning and claiming they did so because the employer made their continued employment intolerable. But what exactly is required for an employee to succeed...

Resurrection from the archive
The Labour Court Practice Manual (Practice Manual), which came into effect on 1 April 2013, provides guidelines on the standards of conduct in the Labour Court and also promotes consistency...

Long-standing practice or contractual term?
It is trite law that the employment contract commences from the moment the parties reach agreement on its essential terms. The parties are free to regulate their respective rights...