HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORANEOUS INCONSISTENCY IN DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
“Inconsistency is often either historical or contemporaneous. “Historical inconsistency” is where a company has had a number of employees...
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EOHCB National
- Nov 26
November 2023 EOHCB Journal
In the November 2023 edition of the EOHCB Journal, the following is shared for your perusal: EOHCB festive season office closures 2024...
EOHCB National
- Nov 19
CONSISTENCY IN DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
The Code of Good Practice – Dismissal (item 3(6) specific) provides that an employer should apply the penalty of dismissal consistently...
EOHCB National
- Nov 12
BALANCE OF PROBABILITY - DECIDING GUILT OR INNOCENCE
The “balance of probability” may be best described as a method of determining the guilt or innocence of an employee who is charged with...
EOHCB National
- Nov 5
MISCONDUCT - ABUSE OF SICK LEAVE
Very often, when the absence occurs, it is always on the same day. Typically, the absence would be on a Friday, a Monday, or the day...
EOHCB National
- Oct 29
October 2023 EOHCB Journal
In the October 2023 edition of the EOHCB Journal, we invite members to share suggestive topics you wish the EOHCB to address during 2024...
EOHCB National
- Oct 29
MISCONDUCT - UNAUTHORISED ABSENTEEISM FROM THE WORKPLACE (ABSCONDMENT)
This type of offence is very frequent and common. It is a serious offence, because it represents a breach of contract and costs the...
EOHCB National
- Oct 22
MISCONDUCT - UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF, OR HAVING CONSUMED, ALCOHOL, LIQUOR OR DRUGS
An employer is prohibited from allowing, in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), any person who has consumed, or who...
EOHCB National
- Oct 18
NAVIGATING THE GEN Z WORKFORCE - CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
By 2025, the World Economic Forum predicts that Generation Z (Gen Z) will comprise a significant one-third of the workforce. This shift...
EOHCB National
- Oct 15
MISCONDUCT - UNAUTHORISED POSSESSION OF COMPANY PROPERTY OR THEFT (MISAPPROPRIATION)
Often, when the employer cannot prove the intention to permanently deprive ownership, the charge of unauthorised possession is used...
EOHCB National
- Oct 8
MISCONDUCT - UNAUTHORISED OR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, ABUSE, OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE
This is quite a common problem in the workplace. It could also involve dealing with drugs or alcohol at the workplace, or the use or...
EOHCB National
- Oct 2
MISCONDUCT - REFUSAL TO WORK OVERTIME WITHOUT A VALID REASON
This form of misconduct could also be regarded as insubordination. If the employee agreed to work overtime and then did not arrive as...
EOHCB National
- Sep 24
MISCONDUCT - SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment in the working environment is a form of unfair discrimination and is prohibited on the grounds of sex and/or gender or...
EOHCB National
- Sep 24
September 2023 EOHCB Journal
In the September 2023 edition of the EOHCB Journal, we inform members that the National Executive Committee and Board of the EOHCB are...
EOHCB National
- Sep 22
MANAGING & MOTIVATING GENERATION Z IN THE WORKPLACE
As the workforce evolves, so too does the need for effective management and motivation strategies. Generation Z, born between the...
EOHCB National
- Sep 17
MISCONDUCT - DISHONESTY
This can take many forms. It could be a dishonest disclosure or nondisclosure on an employee’s CV, and the term “dishonesty” covers any...
EOHCB National
- Sep 15
MANAGING & MOTIVATING MILLENNIALS IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE
The workplace is undergoing a significant transformation, driven in part by the influx of millennials into the workforce. Born between...
EOHCB National
- Sep 13
MEET THE TEAM - SOUTHERN GAUTENG INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OFFICER
I am Phumzile Eliya, hailing from Vaal Park, and I received my education at Vaal Park High School. My journey in the field of Human...
EOHCB National
- Sep 11
MISCONDUCT - CONFLICT OF INTEREST / DERELICTION OF DUTY
Conflict of interest occurs when the employee does something that conflicts with the interests of the employer. For example, the employee...
EOHCB National
- Sep 8
THE POWER OF EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION & PROMOTION
Effective business communication and promotion are the cornerstones of success in today's competitive marketplace. In an era of constant...
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