Employers should have reasonable grounds to fire employees, writes lvan lsraelstam.

Labour law expert Ivan Israelstam explains how trainees are seen as employees under the law.

Labour law expert Ivan Israelstam explores the concept and relevance of mitigating circumstances at misconduct hearings.

Labour law expert Ivan Israelstam says retrenching workers incorrectly can be extremely expensive.

Labour law expert Ivan Israelstam says employers cannot simply fire employees who say 'no'.

Business owners should be careful about making hasty decisions around retrenchments 

Aggrieved parties can't appeal an arbitrator's ruling but they can have their conduct reviewed.

How to implement a code of good practice.

Getting these two types of termination confused can result in costly labour dispute outcomes.