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The Quest for the Elusive Truth
Introduction Someone once asked a well-known sculptor how he goes about chiselling out a perfectly defined statue out of a block of granite rock. The sculptor replied: “I only chisel off every bit of that rock that does not resemble the object of the statue I am creating”. Through the art of chiselling, the sculptor […]
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Legal Representation in Internal Disciplinary Proceedings
Introduction Is the employee, being subjected to disciplinary proceedings, entitled to legal representation? This is indeed a vexed question within employee relations context. To make it more daunting, the considered answer to this question is “yes and no”, depending on the specific context. When researching this topic, it became evident that the CCMA, Labour Court […]
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Covid-19 lock-down – Who must bear the brunt?
Introduction The Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic (hereinafter “the pandemic”) has turned the world upside down. That involves virtually every single aspect of our lives – Our family life, our social life, our spiritual life, our political life, our sporting and recreation life, our cultural life and last, but not least, our work life. Even our constitutional […]
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