South African companies planning to move to a hybrid or remote working plan on a full-time basis will need to ensure that they are aligned with both existing labour laws and employment contracts, says Abigail Butcher, associate in the Employment Law practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.
South African companies planning to move to a hybrid or remote working plan on a full-time basis will need to ensure that there policies are aligned with both existing labour laws and employment contracts, says Abigail Butcher, associate in the Employment Law practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.
“Failure to secure consent could result in a unilateral change to the employees’ terms and conditions of employment,” she said. “The binary argument of remote vs in-office is saying that one kind of time is more important or better than another. But this just isn’t true. We need both,” she said.
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