By Marnia Verwey on May 27, 2011
By Charl Oberholzer Solidarity’s Legal Services handled a case on behalf of Mrs. Claassen, who was retrenched back in 2007 without knowing whether she was entitled to a severance [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on May 27, 2011
This time Solidarity Legal Services made its mark in Witbank, after a Solidarity member had been unfairly dismissed at a well-known security company. Solidarity disputed the validity of the dismissal [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on May 27, 2011
What you don’t know… Solidarity Legal Services is currently dealing with more than 1 000 cases. The Injuries on Duty (IOD) and Occupational Health and Safety departments handle more [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on May 27, 2011
Solidarity Legal Services won a case of unfair dismissal for a member who had been involved in a scuffle with a colleague. The incident took place at ArcelorMittal after an [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on May 27, 2011
Solidarity members ought to know that the trade union’s Legal Services department is never idle. They recently showed their mettle again with a victory in the Labour Court on behalf [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on May 27, 2011
One of the main objectives of Solidarity’s Injury on Duty and Occupational Health and Safety (IOD) Unit is to improve levels of occupational health and safety and the representation of [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on May 27, 2011
A financial director, who was in the employ of Arivia.com for 18 years, was dismissed in 2002 for alleged financial misconduct. He regarded the dismissal as unfair and contacted Solidarity [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on May 10, 2011
NOSA and Omega Investments have held a symposium on occupational health and safety for the past 28 years. Paul Mardon and Leigh McMaster attended last year’s conference from 7 to [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on March 31, 2011
Restraint of trade agreements Compiled and written by Phil Davel January 2011 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Definition and purpose 3. How the validity of restraint of trade agreements should be [...]
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By Marnia Verwey on March 16, 2011
Members of the task team against illegal mining activities in the Free State paid an underground visit on 12 August 2010 to the Beatrix Mine Shaft No. 1 outside Virginia. [...]
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