Training Programme = Employment?

Training Programme = Employment?

Some organisations offer management trainee or graduate programmes as a structured route to nurture and develop the skills required for that industry. Candidates may be offered fixed term employment (throughout the period of the programme) and if they successfully...
Retraction of Job Offer is Not Unfair Dismissal

Retraction of Job Offer is Not Unfair Dismissal

When the pandemic first hit in early 2020, the job market was hit: employers with a conservative outlook were looking to cost-cutting and retrenchment due to the uncertain economy. Some employers reconsidered new hires and retracted job offers. Do candidates have any...
Importance of Documents in a Redundancy Claim

Importance of Documents in a Redundancy Claim

In advising employers about retrenchment, the usual advice is that there must be a “genuine redundancy”. There are many cases which explain what amounts to a genuine redundancy, and we won’t repeat the definitions here.  However, many employers (and sometimes,...
Case Spotlight: Fired for Facebook Posting

Case Spotlight: Fired for Facebook Posting

In the realm of business and marketing, social media has become an essential means for companies to reach customers, network, and grow their brand.  Social media can have a great influence over a company’s success, even to the extent of making or breaking it....