Constructive Dismissal in South Africa
Constructive Dismissal in South Africa: The 2026 Legal Test for Employers Constructive dismissal begins with an apparent contradiction: the employee resigns, yet may still claim to have been dismissed. Under section 186(1)(e) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA), that claim arises where the employer made continued employment intolerable. The legal question is […]
A Gentle Introduction to Employment Law
If you are reading this you might have some exposure into Employment Law already. You may already have attended a Disciplinary or Grievance hearing in your workplace. Not that your boss’s office is a court of law, but those proceedings hopefully share the same basic values you find in an actual court–fairness, hearing both parties, […]