Posts Tagged ‘advice’
Strained Relationship with Employer »
Question: I have been employed as Financial Manager since August 2008. I completed my six months probation period on January 31, 2009. I was called to a probation review on February 18, 2009, after which I was advised that my probation has been extended to the 18th of June 2009. I raised a grievance on this matter. A number of letters were [...]
Employer Reduces Salary »
Question: Can an employer reduce your salary? My husband was sent an email stating that is salary was going to be reduced, and they will only think of increasing it if they feel he has proved himself worthy, if not he will be dismissed. They have not given him any warnings either verbally or written that he is not doing his work properly. The only [...]
Limitation of Third Parties »
Question: Are there any legal reference to motivate the limitation of third parties at the workplace? i.e. children/family, as it creates health, safety and liability concerns. (more...)
Civil or Criminal Case »
Question: We are a new company who took over employees from a previous company. Two of the workers have now resigned, but did not work their resignation period. Now, after this we learned that they both went into partnership in a business operation the same as ours. The queries are as follows: 1. They have contacted our body-corporate customers to [...]
Leave Allocation »
Question: I would like to ask four questions: 1. How many days leave should one be getting 2. If the company I work for closes down over December, can they ask us to put in leave for that period as well. 3. If we have to go to the dentist or doctor or anywhere, for even an hour, we have to use our leave for that i.e. putting in an hour or 2 hours [...]
Salary Dispute »
Question: I've been working for this company for seven years. I have no contract. I started working a technician then promoted to receptionist then parts salesmen. They decided to let me run the parts department as a company on its own. My duties include management, sales, purchaser, creditors and debtors. I've worked completely on my own. I dont [...]
Investigation of Misconduct »
Question: I got an email from HR Dept that threatens disciplinary action against me if I do not take part in an "investigation" on our department.No explanation was given on who is being investigated and for what misconduct.The 3rd request was put in wrting and its contents stated miscommunicated issues which our manager cleared to the MD through [...]
Restraint of Trade »
Question: Can a restraint of trade be enforced during a retrenchment? (more...)
Retrenchment »
Question: If I want to retrench my char that works 1 day a week for me for the last 2 years, due to my affordablitity. What do I have to pay her and must I give her notice? (more...)
Unfair Labour Practice »
Question: How can employee stand up for their rights in a case whereby Management / the manager is not fair based on the following points: 1. Some staff members will be released of duty at 13:00 where as their knock off time is 16:00 and the remaining staff 90 % of the time being non white staff will be let of @ 15 : 00 but the people that [...]
Employee Discrimination »
Question: Is it discrimination when an employee gives urine screens to a certin rank of employees? (more...)
Over Time »
Question: Is overtime calculated on a daily basis. We have a shop open 12 hrs a day and 9 hrs on sat. can the 45 hrs a week be divided into shifts of different length so no overtime is due. Yet having the staff availible when necessary. (more...)
Severance Pay… »
Question: I worked for company A for 20 years, company B acquired company A and I have worked for them the last 6 years. Now I have 26 years employment and am facing a lay off. The severance package for company B is one week’s salary for every year worked. Shouldn’t I expect to get 26 weeks of severance from company B even if I have to sue to [...]
Non Payment of Salary »
Question: My daughter works for a bookkeeping company in Rustenburg and due to the economic crunch has not been paid since the end of March. This is now the third month that she has not received her salary. She was told via an SMS to either stay at home or resign at te beginning of April, was then asked to go back to work and promised payment of [...]
Racism in the Workplace »
Question: I'm a white woman with a black male boss. Everytime I try to organize promotions at work or something to generate business in our office he has some sort of problem and tries his best to put a pole in the works. He always has a problem with me and my collegues both black and white have also started picking this up and were the first to [...]