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Mining

Retrenchments loom for thousands at Glencore and ArcelorMittal

7 hours

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Labour Law & Unions

Do automatic termination clauses overrule fair dismissal procedure?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Isabella Keeves 7 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

New owner, same employment contract: Court reiterates original retirement age applies

Chloë Loubser 26 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

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Labour Law

Dismissal disputes: Trust breakdown evidence not always required

Amandla Makhongwana and Chloë Loubser 7 Oct 2024

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Labour Law

Conciliation: A vital step when challenging fairness of retrenchments

Chloë Loubser 30 Sep 2024

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Labour Law

LAC deems subjective assessments 'unfair' in retrenchment process

Chloë Loubser, Mbali Mnyandu, and Josua Loots 25 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Importance of consensus in retrenchment consultation process

Amandla Makhongwana 10 Sep 2024

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Labour Law

Retrenchments: When can employers forgo a section 189(3) notice?

Amandla Makhongwana and Jared Allen 21 Aug 2024

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Labour Law

Landmark ConCourt ruling on right to fair procedure during retrenchments

27 May 2024

The South African Post Office is bleeding jobs. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union vows to fight "slaughter" of Post Office jobs

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jan 2024

Independent Media broadens retrenchment scope

Media

Independent Media broadens retrenchment scope

20 Jul 2023

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Labour Law

Facing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 Mar 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

No severance pay for employee who refused Covid vaccination

Tania Broughton 17 May 2022

Tips to managing the void when a star employee leaves

Management & Leadership

Tips to managing the void when a star employee leaves

Devan Moonsamy 19 Oct 2021

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Tax Law

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Joon Chong and Nina Keyser 28 Jul 2021

Remote work - employee rights not black and white

Labour Law & Unions

Remote work - employee rights not black and white

14 May 2021

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Labour Law

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Rosalind Davey, Chloë Loubser and Nikita Reddy 8 Apr 2021

SABC mulls government proposals on retrenchments

Labour Law & Unions

SABC mulls government proposals on retrenchments

27 Jan 2021

How to manage retrenchments in turbulent times

Labour Law

How to manage retrenchments in turbulent times

11 Jan 2021

The court is a guardian, not a nanny

Labour Law

The court is a guardian, not a nanny

Lloyd Abraham and Toka Moiloa 18 Dec 2020

Transport employees face retrenchment three months after court victory

Labour Law

Transport employees face retrenchment three months after court victory

Zoë Postman 25 Nov 2020

Comair reaches two major milestones in its business rescue process

Travel

Comair reaches two major milestones in its business rescue process

2 Nov 2020

Comair confirms publication of a business rescue plan

Aviation

Comair confirms publication of a business rescue plan

3 Sep 2020

Media

Primedia Group starts retrenchment process

17 Jul 2020

Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown

Labour Law & Unions

Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown

Jacques van Wyk, Andre van Heerden and Michiel Heyns 26 Jun 2020

New platform to assist the recently unemployed

HR Tools & Software

New platform to assist the recently unemployed

25 Jun 2020

Why you should empower those you have to retrench

Management & Leadership

Why you should empower those you have to retrench

1 Jun 2020

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Labour Law

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Malesela Letwaba 27 May 2020

Possible DionWired, Masscash closures to affect 1,400 workers

Retailers

Possible DionWired, Masscash closures to affect 1,400 workers

14 Jan 2020

Difference between demand and proposal when trying to save jobs

Labour Law

Difference between demand and proposal when trying to save jobs

Tiisetso Rabolao and Julia Olley 16 Oct 2019

Retrenchment is not an opportunity to eliminate dead wood

Labour Law & Unions

Retrenchment is not an opportunity to eliminate dead wood

5 Aug 2019

Magazines

Ndalo Media challenge company's liquidation at CCMA

16 Apr 2019

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Labour Law

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Eugene Phajane 19 Feb 2019

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Newspapers

Tiso Blackstar Group considers closure of The Times print edition

3 Nov 2017

Alternatives to staff retrenchments

Management & Leadership

Alternatives to staff retrenchments

Cathie Webb 5 Sep 2017

Mining

Sibanye starts retrenchment process at platinum mines

26 Jan 2017

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Telecoms & Networks

Employees to benefit from Telkom deal

Thabiso Mochiko 8 Jun 2016

CCMA cases increase, giving rise to careful consideration on retrenchment

Labour Law

CCMA cases increase, giving rise to careful consideration on retrenchment

Aadil Patel 18 May 2016

Reviewing LIFO procedure in retrenchments

Labour Law

Reviewing LIFO procedure in retrenchments

Mohsina Chenia 9 Feb 2016

Verashni Pillay

Newspapers

EXCLUSIVE: Verashni Pillay new M&G Editor-in-Chief

Louise Marsland 5 Oct 2015

Nicholas Preston

Labour Law

Decisions where unions frustrate consultative process for retrenchments

Nicholas Preston 7 Sep 2015

ANC asks mining companies to reconsider job cuts

Mining

ANC asks mining companies to reconsider job cuts

28 Jul 2015

Retrenchments and the Botswana Employment Act

Labour Law

Retrenchments and the Botswana Employment Act

Thabiso Tafila 16 Apr 2015

Retrenchments: With whom must an employer consult?

Labour Law

Retrenchments: With whom must an employer consult?

Gillian Lumb, Anli Bezuidenhout and Mari Bester 4 Mar 2015

Solidarity plans Labour Court action against Telkom

Telecoms & Networks

Solidarity plans Labour Court action against Telkom

Thabiso Mochiko 3 Jul 2014

Pick n Pay's voluntary retrenchment offer

Retailers

Pick n Pay's voluntary retrenchment offer

Zeenat Moorad 7 Aug 2013

Telkom offers staff voluntary retrenchment

Network

Telkom offers staff voluntary retrenchment

12 Mar 2013