by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Oct 28, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law, General Interest, Road Traffic
“Forewarned is forearmed.” (Wise old proverb) Government keeps assuring us that the long-delayed AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) system will finally begin its full national rollout on 1 December 2025. Is this another false start or the...
by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Aug 26, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
“There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men.” (William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) A recent Labour Court decision is a stark reminder to employees that an employment relationship is founded on trust, and that any breach of that trust could justify...
by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Jun 25, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
“When cognitive capacities are the focus, the 70s are the new 50s.” (IMF) Fake news articles suggesting that South Africa was implementing a new standard retirement age policy, supposedly from 30 May this year, recently went viral on social media. Convincingly...
by Albert Saunders Attorneys | May 27, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
“The legal principles, as I understand them, do not confer on me the powers of Father Christmas. I cannot rescue the un-rescuable.” (Quoted in the judgment below) We all want loyal, competent staff who remain motivated to stay with us in the long term, but the reality...
by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Apr 23, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
It’s vital for both employers and employees to understand the practical and legal differences between permanent and fixed term employment arrangements. What is a fixed term contract? A fixed term contract is a temporary employment arrangement with a specified start...
by Albert Saunders Attorneys | Mar 26, 2025 | Employment and Labour Law
From 1 April 2025, the earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) will increase, impacting not only the BCEA but also employee protections under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and Employment Equity Act (EEA). Broadly speaking,...
