Legal Articles

Employees are contractually bound to perform in the position they are appointed in.  If an Employee fails in his/her duty he/she is seen as incapable to […]

Where an employee is found guilty in any hearing, mitigating circumstances can influence the penalty or outcome of the hearing. The concept of “mitigating circumstances” refers […]

The Protected Disclosure Act 26 of 2000 [hereinafter referred to as the “PDA”] was enacted to encourage ‘whistle-blowing’ and disclosure of information in order to eradicate […]

Dismissal for misconduct is said to take place when an employee disregards the rules of the workplace. Misconduct is considered to be the unacceptable or improper […]

The MIBCO Main Collective Agreement in clause 7.4 (1) states the following: “An employee will be regarded as having deserted from his employer’s service after a […]

We are all creatures of habit. Just think, you are downloading the latest upgrade for any number of software. Before you can continue you are prompt […]

It is important to keep in mind that the purpose of issuing a warning is to try and correct a situation. The severity of a sanction can progressively […]

Clause 9.6.1 of the MIBCO Main collective agreement states:   “Employees shall be entitled to leave on full pay on all days that are public holidays […]

The Reality MISA, on behalf of our members, consulted in numerous retrenchment processes during 2017. In fact, from July 2017 to December 2017 MISA concluded consultations […]