Posts Tagged ‘free employment advice’
Tough Supervisor »
Question: Can you sue your supervisor when he makes you do everything including other peoples job that he speaks up to get alot more money then you and in the process calls you stupid lazy and dont multitask when it comes time for a raise. But says before that you are my best worker or admits that he makes you do everything. In the process of me [...]
Letter of Retrenchment »
Question: I would like to know what may options are, I recieved my letter of retrenchment on the 31st July 2009 with tax directive papers after a dubious consultation process, I was told to sign these documents by Monday the 3rd of August on which we will have another meeting. On Monday I refused to sign the documents before my attorney had [...]
Difficult Boss »
Question: After being with the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council for three years I signed an offer for growth purposes with a Consultancy Firm in February this year (2009). I was hired as an executive assistant to one of the Directors there on a 6 month probation period. The person I worked for has had a sad history with [...]
Unfair Labour Law Practice »
Question: I have just disovered that a person who was on the same notch as I in 2005 is two notches above me. There was a merger of institutions, I suspect that is when I was treated unfairly. This particular person started working here in 2004 and I started in 2005 on top notch, so which simply means he was also in the same notch as we are on [...]
Split Companies »
Question: Am I entitled to a severance package when a company splits and operates as two completely different entities and I get transfered to the newly formed company and start working as a new employee. What happens to my long service with the older company. Does the latter have to pay me severance? (more...)
Resignation Payouts »
Question: Hi there. I would just like to know one small thing. I have just resigned from a company where i have been for 1 year 4 months. What payouts, if any, will I get? Eg pension fund, leave pay, sick leave etc. (more...)
Questions Raised »
Question: Last year a group of people nationally had their grades lifted to entry level management with an increase in a few allowances and pay. We were merely told this was going to happen and had no prior knowledge about it. I enquired with HR as to how/why this was done and got told that I should just accept it ‘cause that’s the way it [...]
Severance Pay »
Question: What does this mean... It is proposed that one week remuneration for each completed year of service be paid as severance pay. I earn R5500 and have worked for the company for 1 year and 4 months (more...)
Resign or Retrench »
Question: I am working for an international company. I am based in Cape Town and I am not busy at the moment. The company wants me to work overseas. Can they force me to resign if I don't want to go overseas, or must they retrench me? (more...)
Claim Monies from Work in Zimbabwe »
Question: I have been employed by a company from South Africa to work in Zimbabwe. I have been in Zimbabwe since August 2006 and returned to SA in March 2009. The reason for my return was that the Zimbabwe government has not met a final payment. Two other colleques remained in Zimbabwe and continued the job. They were paid as per our agreement, [...]
Moving Companies »
Question: Current company has been through 2 retrenchments in past 6 months. I have thankfully not been affected. Part of the reason is a loss of a major account. I have an opportunity to move across to the new company that has won the new account, but I have a restraint in place. Not too concerend about restraint (reading articles on your [...]
Employment Forced Relocation »
Question: I am being retrenched due to me not accepting my employer's forced relocation. I will have been with the company for 15 months when I will leave the comapny. I have been employed by my previous company for 8 years and have contributed to UIF my entire working life. I am senior management level and fall in the maximum tax bracket. My [...]
UIF – Unemployment Insurance Fund »
Question: If you have been dismissed after a hearing, do you have to go through the CCMA to cliam your UIF or do you go straight through to UIF department? (more...)
Get the Job Title and Package »
Question: My job title is Customer Relations Consultant, but the job that I do is that of Customer Relations Manager(CRM). I am classified as such by BMW and my performance is monitored and rated as Customer Relations Manger by BMW. If something goes wrong in my department I am held responsible as CRM. CRM is a required position in all BMW [...]
Entitled to Bonuses »
Question: A lot of my work is incentive-based, which I didn't know when i signed my employment contract. This is not included in my employment contract. I now do the work, but do not receive any portion of the incentive bonuses. These are divided amongst top management and the sales staff, but I am doing two-thirds of the work. Am I entitled [...]