Severance pay isn’t compulsory if you are retrenched for operational reasons
At issue: did the retrenching employer’s efforts secure alternative employment for the retrenched employees?
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CCMA boldly declares vaccine mandates unconstitutional, but employers shouldn’t panic
In another recent mandatory vaccination award involving Baroque Medical (Pty) Ltd, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has found against the employer in an unfair dismissal dispute relating to an employee’s […]
No severance pay for employee who refused Covid vaccination
A long-term employee who was retrenched because she refused to get a Covid vaccination was not entitled to a severance package, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled. Commissioner Piet […]
Labour Appeal Court rules on post-retirement severance benefits
The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) has ruled that an employee who worked for four years after he reached retirement age was entitled to severance pay based on his entire period of employment, not […]
Labour Appeal Court rules on post-retirement severance benefits
The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) has ruled that an employee who worked for four years after he reached retirement age was entitled to severance pay based on his entire period of employment, not […]
