A recent Labour Court judgment illustrates when a restraint of trade may be unreasonable and why employers must carefully consider its scope, the interests requiring protection and any undertakings offered by a departing employee.
Employee absenteeism due to health issues is a significant challenge for many organizations in South Africa.
In this matter a journalist published an interview in a Swedish magazine and the heading of the article read “Farm Workers paying the prize for Cheap South African wine”.
Our client dismissed an employee, a senior manager with a legal background, for gross insubordination during 2013.