Managing a sick employee’s return to work can be tricky. Any employers who fail to act fairly risk serious financial and reputational consequences. In this case, a company replaced a driver while he was on sick leave. They subsequently refused to allow him back to work, and as a result, were ordered to pay him substantial damages. Continue reading →

It is well established that employers can be held legally responsible for the misdeeds of their employees. But what about the misdeeds of self-employed subcontractors? The High Court addressed that tricky issue in a guideline case concerning a bricklayer who was viciously struck over the head with a scaffolding pole by a co-worker. Continue reading →