Kerry Fredericks

Dec 3, 2024 | polity.org.za | Kerry Fredericks

The President of the Republic of South Africa has recently proclaimed that the Employment Equity Amendment Act No.4 of 2022 (“EEAA“) shall come into operation on 1 January 2025. The EEAA was signed into law in April 2023 and has sought to introduce significant amendments to the Employment Equity Act No.55 of 1998 (“EEA“).

May 7, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Richard Brown |Tania Broughton |Kerry Fredericks |Bradley Workman-Davies

An office worker was fired because she smokes marijuana at home in the evenings. Now she must be paid two years’ compensation by her former employer after the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) held she was unfairly dismissed.

Jun 9, 2023 | polity.org.za | Bradley Workman-Davies |Kerry Fredericks

The South African Labour Relations act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) has been in operation and has since the date of its promulgation in 1995 been affording employees a practical means of (amongst a number of other critical matters) protecting their constitutional right not to be unfairly dismissed.

Feb 9, 2023 | bizcommunity.com | Bradley Workman-Davies |Kerry Fredericks

Image source: Antonio Dillard from PexelsThe Labour Court in Planet Fitness Proprietary Limited v Deon Buirski [2022] (8 November 2022) had occasion to consider this issue, in circumstances where Buirski took up employment with a direct and main competitor of Planet Fitness. BackgroundBuirski was employed as regional sales manager by Planet Fitness and gave restraint of trade undertakings in favour of Planet Fitness.