EMOJIS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WORKPLACE: A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
AUTHORS: SAIURI SEETAL AND HLENGIWE SKOSANA PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 17,2025 Social media has become deeply woven into our professional lives. From WhatsApp messages between colleagues to emojis peppering emails, these tiny symbols are now part of how we communicate tone, humour, approval, or even disapproval at work. The question that arises is what happens when […]
DECONSTRUCTING CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL
A recent Labour Court case Makombe v Cape Conference of the Seventh Day Adventists and Others clearly illustrates the test an employee must meet to succeed in a constructive dismissal dispute. The Applicant, Lerato Makombe, is a former pastor of the Cape Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the employer. From the commencement of her […]