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I just want to say a huge thanks to Craig.My previous company tried to scare me with a restraint of trade and after following Craig’s advice things are starting to look much better and I feel better seeing that I can sleep again.Thanks Craig
Craig assisted in clearing up a matter around another Restraint of Trade Agreement”. His advice was professional, to the point and clear. His factual feedback is regarded valuable, his knowledge seems to be outstanding and his willingness to assist is highly appreciated!
1st good website that gives a no nonsense answer. Very Informative going through the other questions. Thank you.
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Mr Hardie ,i love this site ,all the facts and more ,may you go from strength to strength
Almost INSTANT reply(took but a few minutes) with precise information and really easy and clear to understand. Thank you Craig
Thank you very much for your quick reply Craig, you have been of great help.
Thank you so much for your advise…….will definitely use this website again. Quick to the point and in plain english!!!!!
I realy do appriciate your quick responce as you don’t get them very often & thank you Craig for the information you shared with me which has put me at ease.
Thank you for your info. Very grateful for all your professional advice. Kind regards.
This is a brilliant site!! the response was fast and to the point. Thanking you soo sooo much!!
Great if you don’t know what the law says. Not much use if you want an interpretation of that law and how it gets applied in the real world. A brief reading of labour cases will quickly show that the findings of the CCMA and labour court often involve questions of fairness and not simply whether a company’s actions comply with the letter of the law.
Thank you so much for your reply. I know that sometimes the employees are done in. There just never seems anywhere for employers to go, I really appreciate sites like this and the ability to ask a question and receive such a speedy reply. Thank you again
This is the best thing since sliced bread! Thank you for your quick response and help. Much appreciated.
Hi Craig, i like your site alot and subscribe to it in order to recieve emails. I have however seen a reply where someone asked if leave is accrued while on maternity leave and you said it wasnt, now i also belong to the SA Labour Guide and they state that it is, according to section 20 of the BCEA as an employer must grant an employee 21 days leave in a leave cycle if that person is employed for 12 months or more, it doesnt state that the employee must actually be at work in order to accrue? Could you provide some more clarity please?
The Act does not say say leave is accrued while on maternity leave. In fact it makes no prescription on this at all.It does say to grant 1 day per 17 worked. If SA Labour says it does then good for them. Thats their opinion. Mine is different.
but now what does 1 tell staff? where do you draw the line, do you accrue or not? coz it does make a big difference, i have a case like that at the moment. and when the employee takes it up at the CCMA what would stand?
Hi Craig
I had to go for a polysomnogram at a sleep clinic yesterday, to resolve a sleep disorder that is causing me to fall asleep at work. My employer is aware of this medical problem but now they want me to take annual leave for yesterday, even though I was actually booked into the clinic and can provide a doctor’s note to show this. The testing involved sleeping during the day whilst being monitored with various equipment, EEG’s, etc.
They do not consider this as sick leave, even though the problem itself is preventing me from doing my job properly and medical intervention is required.
Are they correct? And do employees normally have to take annual leave when going to see the doctor/dentist/dermatologist/etc?? Surely if you are booked into a hospital or clinic for a day, this should count as sick leave?
Thanks for your help!
Your help in this matter will be much appreciated
Hi Craig, many thanks for your quick response and advice. Much appreciated!