{"id":2909,"date":"2019-08-23T09:47:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T09:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/?p=2909"},"modified":"2019-08-23T09:47:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T09:47:09","slug":"dismissing-employees-fairly-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/dismissing-employees-fairly-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismissing Employees Fairly in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dismissing employees fairly is tricky, particularly in South Africa due employment being such a huge problem. More specifically, the lack of employment as the rate sits at 29.0%, the highest it has been in nearly 20 years. We wrote an article recently\u00a0debating whether labour law is pushing employers to hire independent contractors but that is another story altogether. This article runs through the following topics on dismissing employees<\/strong>, and tries to make it simple<\/strong> to understand:<\/p>\n

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  1. What does Dismissal Mean?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. What is Correct, Fair, and Lawful Dismissal?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. When is Dismissal of an Employee Fair?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Automatically Unfair Dismissals<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. 4 other reasons to claim unfair dismissal in front of the CCMA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    What does Dismissal Mean?<\/h2>\n

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    Dismissal is defined by business dictionary<\/a> as the \u201ctermination of the contract of employment of an employee by his or her employer in a correct, fair, and lawful<\/strong> manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    What is Correct, Fair, and Lawful Dismissal?<\/h2>\n

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    In South Africa, this can be done in one of three ways; namely:<\/p>\n