SA labour law may extend to employees living or working abroad
National labour forums have jurisdiction when the employment contract is governed by South African law and connected to a local public entity.
Jurisdiction
Adjudicator did not allow retirement fund to respond fully to a complaint
SCA also finds that the High Court should not have granted punitive cost orders against the fund.
Pension Funds Adjudicator cannot enforce court orders
Applicant obtains High Court orders to get her share of ex-husband’s pension interest.
Tribunal: Adjudicator did not give employer and provident fund a fair hearing
The Financial Services Tribunal (FST) has set aside a determination by the Pension Funds Adjudicator after finding that her office did not serve the complaint on all the affected parties, thereby denying them […]
Constitutional Court revises who is entitled to complain to the Pension Funds Adjudicator
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Pension Funds Adjudicator has jurisdiction to hear cases where the complainant was unlawfully admitted as a member of a retirement fund. The court’s ruling clarifies how […]
Adjudicator has no jurisdiction over non-participating employers
Two recent applications before the Financial Services Tribunal – in which the facts of the cases were virtually identical – have highlighted that the Pension Funds Adjudicator does not have jurisdiction over complaints […]
NCA matters – Magistrate court has jurisdiction
Towards the end of last year, a judgment by the Grahamstown High Court made it unlawful for banks to bring National Credit Act matters before the high court instead of the much cheaper […]
