2024 Annual Labour Law and Practice Update Webinar

Overview of the webinar

2024 has been an exciting year for labour law developments.  The Courts have been working at full throttle and have handed down a series of important judgements which clarify a host of tricky questions that have plagued employers for a long time.

Stay ahead of labour law developments with this must-attend webinar, where we cover key court rulings and essential HR/IR practices for the year ahead. Led by South Africa’s top labour law expert, Andrew Levy, this practical session will help you optimise employment policies and avoid costly mistakes.

Key topics:

• Duress: What constitutes it?
• Breakdown in the employer-employee relationship: What is the legal test?
• Updates on Foreign Nationals and illegal workers.
• Retrenchments: Understanding horizontal and vertical bumping.
• Traditional healers and medical certificates: Latest legal status.

This webinar provides actionable insights, allowing you to immediately apply the knowledge to improve your company's labour management

Look at the questions that Andrew will answer beneath, and see why this is a session not to be missed:

1. What is the latest status medical certificates from Traditional Healers?
2. Can a medical certificate be issued if the Doctor has been consulted over the phone and not examined the employee?
3. Can unions represent an employee in the CCMA if they are not registered for that industry?
4. How can I tell when negligence becomes gross?
5. Cannabis in the workplace – the definitive answer.
6. Would you dismiss an employee for taking a spoon of sugar – one employer tried.
7. Does the two-pot pension system pose problems for the employer?
8. Labour Inspectors and the Department of Labour are getting tough – how to manage a hostile inspection.
9. New ideas on resignation with immediate effect.
10. The missing employee – must you have a hearing for someone in jail and similar cases?
11. The employee calling in sick, and being seen at a rugby match.
12. Safe employment for those over retirement age.
13. Hearsay evidence – what it is, and why you can accept it at a hearing
14. Common cause and collective guilt – everything you need to know.
15. When can you say the employment relationship has completely broken down?
16. Can you enforce a rule that says salaries are confidential?

About Andrew Levy

Andrew Levy is one of South Africa's best known labour resources and is the presenter of the Annual Labour Law and Practice Update Webinar.

He has been in the labour field for over forty years, has written four books on labour law and practice. Andrew with Masters degrees in both labour economics and labour law has consulted to a wide range of large, small, local and international organizations on the management of industrial relations. He is a well-known commentator on South African labour matters in local and international radio, television and the press. His firm, Andrew Levy Employment, is based in Johannesburg, and provides consultancy, training and research.