by Dianne Bayley | Jan 9, 2023 | Workplace 2020
People with tattoos often face discrimination. They’ve been dismissed from their company, had their roles changed – or struggled to get a promotion – and they’ve been judged on the basis of their ink.This issue came to prominence earlier this year when the Minister of...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 17, 2022 | Security and Legal
Let’s be clear, writes Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment & Compensation Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg, an employee would certainly have been dismissed for misconduct in most jurisdictions for slapping the presenter of an award show, or...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 1, 2021 | Workplace 2020
The COVID19 pandemic has introduced an entirely new frame of social reference to the world. People are learning new ways of working, engaging with one another, and managing social interactions and engagements. These are not normal times. However, in many cases,...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 11, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Discrimination in the workplace against people living with HIV/AIDS is very much alive and threatens depletion of the country’s skills force, writes Dr Marlini (Nair) Moodley, a Marketing/ Applied Law academic at MANCOSA. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is still having a...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Even though the South African constitution is regarded as one of the most progressive in the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) employees continue to experience discrimination and harassment. Ian McAlister, General Manager of CRS...
