Apologise and save your job

Apologise and save your job

by | Oct 30, 2019 | LabourTalk

It happens often that employers are faced with an employee at a disciplinary enquiry who vehemently denies the allegations against him/her or persistently denies any wrongdoing, even though the facts and evidence prove the contrary. In the case of Gordon Timothy v...
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder

by | Oct 16, 2019 | LabourTalk

Employers rely a great deal on, or expect employees to be present at work. It is therefore a major source of frustration for employers when employees are absent. Where such absence is repeated or takes place over a protracted period this frustration often turns into...
Hearsay evidence can render dismissals unfair

Hearsay evidence can render dismissals unfair

by | Oct 2, 2019 | LabourTalk

At a disciplinary hearing, the presiding officer (chairperson) should reject evidence that is legally inadmissible. One type of evidence that may be ruled inadmissible is when it is hearsay. What is hearsay evidence? This occurs, for example, where the person placing...