Double Trouble: Consulting for a Fair Retrenchment

In South Africa the term ‘retrenchment’ is colloquially used to describe what the drafters of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) chose to call a ‘dismissal based on operational requirements’. While the term ‘redundancy’ is often used in this context, redundancy is regarded as simply one oper...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rdctss,
Autor principal: Le Roux, Rochelle
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale 2021
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:In South Africa the term ‘retrenchment’ is colloquially used to describe what the drafters of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) chose to call a ‘dismissal based on operational requirements’. While the term ‘redundancy’ is often used in this context, redundancy is regarded as simply one operational requirement justifying dismissal and, unlike in some other jurisdictions, does not mean the same as ‘dismissal based on operational requirements’ or ‘retrenchment’.Not every dismissal is ou...