Labour law, made practical for employers
Plain-English guides and news on the questions South African employers actually face — CCMA referrals, disciplinary hearings, retrenchments, contracts and more. Written by our IR specialists.
Guides
Guide
An Employee Stopped Coming to Work — Can I Remove Them From Payroll?
An employee vanishes and you quietly delete them from payroll — that is a dismissal with no process, and the CCMA will treat it exactly that way.
GuideCan I Fire Someone for Theft? What Employers Must Do First
Theft can justify dismissal on a first offence — but only if you run the process. Walk someone out on the spot and you hand them the case.
GuideHow to Run a Disciplinary Hearing in South Africa (Step by Step)
The hearing is where a CCMA case is won or lost — weeks before the referral. Here is how to run one that holds up.
GuidePoor Performance vs Misconduct: Which Process Applies?
Charge a poor performer as a wrongdoer and you will lose. The two run on completely different tracks — here is which is which.