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These articles are general information, not legal advice. Last updated: 1 September 2026
- Dismissal
Dismissed without a hearing? What the Labour Court checks, and what it's worth
What the Labour Court checks when a dismissal is challenged as unlawful, and what a hearing that holds up looks like.
- Pay
Delayed wages: when you're entitled to increased compensation and how it's calculated
When a late wage payment becomes a cause of action, and what affects the compensation the court awards.
- Pay
Overtime without records: who carries the burden of proof
What happens when the employer kept no attendance record, and how to prove hours worked without one.
- Agreements
Non-compete clauses in employment contracts: what's actually enforceable
Why a non-compete clause isn't automatically enforced, and when the court will restrict an employee who moved to a competitor.
- Rights
Dismissal during pregnancy and after reserve duty: the protections in the law
What protections the law sets out, when they apply, and what to do when the employer ignores them.
- Rights
Workplace bullying: how to document it and what to do about it
What counts as mistreatment, how to document it properly, and what options an affected employee has.
- Agreements
A contract is written before the dispute: who exactly is signing, what happens when a party does not perform, and how it ends
What turns an exchange of emails into a binding contract under the Contracts Law, when the law requires writing, what an unfair term in a standard-form contract is, and what an employment agreement must state and within how many days.
- Rights
Can my employer deduct annual leave days for days I spent on reserve duty?
Roni served in the reserves during a military operation, and his employer deducted annual leave days for that period. The law says that reserve duty days do not count as annual leave days. In such a case, it may be held that the days deducted for the days of service themselves must be given back to him. For the days on which he was sent home, the answer depends on whether they counted as days of service.