Posts Tagged ‘free labour law advice’
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? [...]
Maternity Leave Period »
Question: May 2010 I will be working from home for a year for my boss. I used to go into the office in a other town. We've moved last year August and he said its still fine for me working from home. I do go into town to see him once a week, to get new work and give him my works feedback. Im now pregnant and the baby is due mid July. What are my [...]
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...)
Alternative Employment »
Question: I am currently looking for other work but work the following hours 07:30am to 16:00 at my current company. I want to go for interviews but this is clashing with my work hours as I can't go in my lunch because it is just 30minutes long. I work in Boksburg and am looking at work in Pretoria so it takes me at least 1 hour to get there [...]
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...)
Resort Sold, Monies Claimed »
Question: My wife and I are part of four managers running two resorts. The resorts have been sold as a going concern and with all employee's 3 months ago. None off the managers have been paid for 3 months. Can we as management claim our salaries from the selling parties. We know that the final contract has not been signed. (more...)
Double Question »
Question: my company changed our pay structure 6months ago and have been saying they will be giving us new contracts all this time, but every time they make a deadline for us getting these contracts they change it, but this is not why I am writing to you, I am writing to you because my managers have warned us that we might not want the new [...]
Hair Salon, Hair Dresser and Maternity »
Question: I have a Hair Salon. My senior hairdresser is pregnant & her due date is in about 6 weeks. She wants to work till 2 weeks before her due date, but I feel she is unable to fulfill her duties as hairdressing can be physical. She says that she can't afford to go on maternity leave earlier, but I feel I can't afford to let her work [...]
Retrenched Due to Position »
Question: At the beginning of October 2009 I received a retrenchment letter stating that I have been retrenched due to my position has become redundant, this is after 3 months of consultation with the Union and the CCMA, I have until end of October, thereby my employment will be terminated. Fact: my position has not become redundant as I am [...]
Employer Not Paying »
Question: My wife worked for Coca Cola Fortune in Polokwane and was medically aborted since March 2008 by her doctor. The problem is that since then she never received any salary from her employer and they are dragging their feet to finalize the claim. I am spending lot of money on her medication without any help from her employer. They also do [...]
Make Me Permanent »
Question: Could you please advise me on what to do. I've been contracting for a State owned enterprise for 10 months at a salary of R20800.00. They are busy with a business case to make me permanent as there is no-one else to do the work however the manager told me that I need to take a cut in salary for the permanent position as my currently [...]
Safety Rules and Regulations for Hairstylists »
Question: What are the safety rules and regulations for hairstylists? Is there a W.H.M.I.S.code or any health standards for hairstylists? How are stylists insured for health, life and personal insurance policies? (more...)
Strong Claim CCMA »
Question: My company changed our pay structure 6months ago and have been saying they will be giving us new contracts all this time, but every time they make a deadline for us getting these contracts they change it, but this is not why I am writing to you, I am writing to you because my managers have warned us that we might not want the new [...]