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In the third of four articles which look at what happens when parties refuse to participate virtually, Dr Hilda Grobler discusses the findings of the Labour Court where a party failed to attend her disciplinary hearing by linking up. She was Zoomed out of a job.
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Authority for the position that whilst compensation is generally regarded as solatium, factors related to actual patrimonial loss may be relevant to determining compensation that is just and equitable.
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There is a fine line between extended absenteeism and desertion in the workplace. Desertion is often difficult for employers to prove, but they can still terminate a contract of employment by way of repudiation if the correct process is followed.
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In the fourth of four articles which look at what happens when parties refuse to participate virtually, Dr Hilda Grobler discusses why there are no valid reasons for hearings not to be held virtually, in order to ensure that courts and other fora remain functional.
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In the first of four articles which look at what happens when parties refuse to participate virtually, Dr Hilda Grobler summarises responses from the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) and the High Court to litigants who believe they have the right to insist on face-to-face hearings. They do not.
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Reinstatement isn’t always a given remedy in dismissal for misconduct cases. Section 193(2) of the Labour Relations Act compels arbitrators to consider facts even though no evidence has been led or presented: a fresh perspective from the Labour Appeal Court in a recent case
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In the second of four articles which look at what happens when parties refuse to participate virtually, Dr Hilda Grobler discusses what happens when parties refuse to participate virtually in retrenchment consultations. It is done with reference to what the Labour Court had to say when FAWU claimed procedural unfairness when the consultation proceeded in its absence.
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Ten points of interest concerning the necessity to avoid self help and to follow due process in labour disputes are discussed in the light of the recent Labour Court judgment in Mogaladi and Another v Public Protector. And replace the text in the article of No to self-help: follow due process in labour disputes with it.