‘Advice and Tips’ Archives
Maternity Leave Confusion »
Question: I just came back to work after 3 ½ months unpaid Maternity leave, during this time there were 3 public holidays & 4 days that the company gives everyone as a gift, which every one got paid for except for me. Can I ask for them to pay me those days what is my right? (more...)
Security Cameras »
Question: Please will you advise me? I work for a power station. Are they allowed to install cameras on the floor and use it against you in a hearing? They did not tell us at all. What do I do in this case? (more...)
Entitled to Study Leave »
Question: I want to take study leave for a month. I have been employed for three years now. What are my labour law rights? (more...)
Strike Certificate Recinded »
Question: How long is a strike certificate valid for once it has been issued? How does one get it rescinded if it has been issued 3 months ago and the members have still not acted on it? (more...)
Bad Faith »
Question: What remedies does the Act afford employers and employees if one or other party either refuses to bargain or bargains in bad faith? (more...)
Company Accommodation »
Question: Our company requires that we work away from home and provide accommodation but expect us to pay for our food expenses, is that fair? Also we don't have contracts and are afraid to ask in fear of loosing our jobs, some of us have families and cannot afford that. We also get paid very little, R60 per day for some from 7am till 4pm, is [...]
Smoke Breaks at Work »
Question: What is the legislation on half day working hours and smoke breaks for a half day worker? (more...)
Company Taken Over »
Question: If company is taken over by another will a restrain of trade under the first company still apply or should a new contract be signed? Also if the company's contract with a customer lapsed and the customer of the company comes out on public tender for the same contract again can you tender without breaching a restrain of trade? [...]
Unfair Labour Practise on Salary »
Question: I started at this company in April 2009 in the filing department and after 3 months they made me permanent and I was moved to the call centre where i wanted to be. They are refusing to pay me the call center salary and I was told that the company could get someone else for the salary i am getting in the call center. They them hired [...]
Bargaining in Bad Faith »
Question: What remedies does the Act afford employers and employees if one or other party either refuses to bargain or bargains in bad faith? (more...)
Legislation on Smoke Breaks »
Questions: What is the legislation on half day working hours and smoke breaks for a half day worker? (more...)
Not Legal »
Question: We had a disciplinary at a registered sports club against a member and the chair and assistant refused that he may be be represented by a fellow member. Is this legal? (more...)
Awarded an Internal Promotion »
Question: A close friend of mine applied for and was awarded an internal promotion. A contract was signed stating the new job title and change of working hours and salary and a date of commencement was in that document. Then the company said that due to 'business requirements' the new post could not be taken up at that date, which has now [...]
Salaries Cut in Half »
Question: My company has decided late November 2009 that the sales team's salaries must be cut in half but the cut half will be made up in commission, monthly target amount is rather high R800,000 to assure that I earn the R14,000 I'm losing. As a single parent I can't afford to lose anything. But it has come to light that one sales person [...]
Boiler Maker Forced to Work »
Question: I am a boilermaker at a shop in Wadeville they force us to work on Sundays; Saturdays and sometimes we must work crazy hours to get a job done the management don't care how you do it they want the job done.We are short of boilermakers and that make it even worse the deadlines they set to finish a job are most of the times are not [...]