CARMEL RICKARD: Tax dodge a costly mistake
If you set up an unlawful contract to dodge tax you would be well advised not to expect a court to enforce it, as a Namibian company has discovered
CARMEL RICKARD: Namibian bank's costly decision
A bank's failure to tender costs after withdrawing an application has landed it in hot water with a Namibian judge
CARMEL RICKARD: When employees behave badly
A restraint of trade agreement may have gone missing mysteriously, but that didn’t let a former employee get away with an unscrupulous business practice
CARMEL RICKARD: Thuli Madonsela’s wrong remedy
A court has overturned a 2014 report by then public protector Thuli Madonsela, finding it to be ‘totally irrational’ and ‘factually incorrect’
CARMEL RICKARD: Limpopo sheriff no straight-shooter
In failing to discharge his duties 'honestly and diligently', a sheriff of the Limpopo court has been found to have prejudiced the legal process
CARMEL RICKARD: Numsa members strike out
Is unprotected strike action part of employees’ right to collective bargaining? A judge says not, which has left some workers short of a year-long project bonus
CARMEL RICKARD: Lessons from government’s central supplier database
The government’s central supplier database aims to simplify the procurement process. But those who use it need to be on the ball
CARMEL RICKARD: A new setback for Sars
A contract mining company should receive the same benefits as traditional mining operations, a court has found — but the law may need to change
CARMEL RICKARD: Numsa employee takes union to court
In a case of the ‘shoe being on the other foot’, Numsa has found itself in a dispute with an employee — but it never became an injury to all
CARMEL RICKARD: Hiring and firing: a focus on fairness
It’s not impossible for employers to fire workers for poor performance; they simply need to follow the rules and procedures to do so
CARMEL RICKARD: SA doctor off the hook for ‘Ponzi scheme’ — for now
Patients who lost money by investing in their doctor’s scheme will not get justice from the health professions council; the case is beyond its ...
CARMEL RICKARD: Eastern Cape health department ‘capitulates’ to ‘thuggish’ unions
The Eastern Cape’s impotence in the face of labour disruption at Fort England psychiatric hospital highlights a possibly fatal flaw in the NHI plan
CARMEL RICKARD: Staffing crisis a hurdle for NPA’s corruption fightback
Winning the battle against corruption will be near impossible unless the staffing crisis in the prosecuting authority is urgently addressed
CARMEL RICKARD: The law can be an ass
Unfairly dismissed workers have been denied their back pay because they followed the wrong legal process in taking their former employer to task
CARMEL RICKARD: A quantity surveyor’s costly mistake
A quantity surveyor’s failure to ensure that a project was profitable cost his employers millions; yet he asked that his dismissal be declared unfair
CARMEL RICKARD: A win for expats
Canadians who live abroad will now be able to vote — a right SA citizens have had for a decade, but which Zimbabweans can only dream of
CARMEL RICKARD: A salutary lesson for government appointees
The finding of a Zambian court holds a salutary lesson for government appointees: ensure the legalities line up before breaking out the champagne
CARMEL RICKARD: A cautionary tale of the pharmacist who was generous to a fault
The labour court has upheld the dismissal of a pharmacist who gave exorbitant discounts, despite a curious CCMA ruling in his favour
CARMEL RICKARD: NUM’s wrong turn
The union’s involvement in a health and safety compliance dispute has been found by the labour court to be irresponsible and unreasonable
