What happens when an employer decides to end remote working arrangements and instructs the employee to return to the office?

One of the most frustrating challenges for employers is managing situations where employees are absent without communication.

Just when we thought the law on dismissal after retirement was clear, the Constitutional Court (CC) befuddled the issue with a three-way split decision. Where does this leave employers?

May an employer use behavioural characteristics (e.g. initiative, enthusiasm and determination) as criteria to select employees for retrenchment?

A case of serious misconduct may also amount to a criminal offence. Does the employer have to wait until the disciplinary proceedings have run their course before laying a criminal charge?

The possession and use of dagga for private purposes may no longer be a criminal offence, but to what extent may employers control employees’ habits in the workplace?

It is fairly common practice to allow employees to work beyond their retirement age. But what if such employees want to hang on to their job indefinitely?

Employers who intend to make vaccination mandatory may face an uphill battle.

A distinction must be drawn between temporary and permanent incapacity as a result of ill health.

The assumption is often made that people who do volunteer work are not employees. They are appointed informally and their services are terminated without giving thought to consequences. But are volunteers protected by labour legislation?