Return-to-office policies may backfire due to a misunderstanding of workplace connections.

May an employer use behavioural characteristics (e.g. initiative, enthusiasm and determination) as criteria to select employees for retrenchment?

Trust is at the core of the employment relationship. It could be tempting to assume that an employee with a criminal record cannot be trusted.

Two thirds (66%) of employees reported that colleagues not pulling their weight was the most annoying behaviour at work, according to research by workplace mediation service Acas.

May an employer approach employees informally and strike a deal by signing a mutual separation agreement, thereby avoiding the legal technicalities of the LRA?

Studies have found the dedicated and committed are particularly prone to burnout - a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress.

A ‘zero-tolerance’ approach towards employees who are under the influence of alcohol and other intoxicating substances is a fairly common phenomenon in the workplace.

Since the decriminalisation of the cultivation, possession and use of cannabis for private purposes, there have been several cases in which employees have challenged their employers regarding the banning or restriction of cannabis.

With qualifications fraud reaching "pandemic" levels in SA, several tertiary institutions are stepping up to create more secure digital certificate systems to guarantee the legitimacy of their credentials.

South Africa has to start creating skills – and a key part of that is to bring back the system of apprenticeships where people can literally learn on the job.