Posts Tagged ‘free labour law advice’
SARS »
Question: I work on commission only (sales rep) however it's a pre-paid net commission, my letter of appointment states it's declared as a drawing and is not initially taxed. It will be taxed when the actual commission is earned, calculated and declared on a payslip. In my interview I showed them my payslips and what I need to net each month - [...]
Employee Work Overtime »
Answer: Kindly advise on the following : If an employee has worked overtime, say for eg. a day, during the month but has also been absent from work, for a day, during the month, is he still entitled to overtime? (more...)
Gain Experience With Increased Workload »
Question: I have been at my present company for over 4 years, this year we were placed on short time for a few months and given no increases. The company is in a better financial position now and we are no longer all on short time. Due to various issues we are now short staffed and the boss has called 3 of us in and asked us to do more work [...]
Missing Stock and Resignation »
Question: The Company that i work for gave a 50% salary without any prior discussion or notification. We either had to accept that or we were asked to leave, so i resigned. In my possession was stock of the company which I returned on my last of work. I waited to get paid from them now 2 weeks down the line after my stock was checked there is [...]
Call Center Hearing and Suspension »
Question: I am currently employed in a call centre environment as an administrative consultant in the insurance industry. I have recently for the first time encountered a labour dispute and I urgently require advice. On the 15th of September 2009 i received a "FINAL WRITTEN WARNING", which alleged that i was "abandoning incoming telephone [...]
Hairdressing Restraint of Trade »
Question: Is there a legal limit (for both time and distance) for restraint of trade in the hairdressing industry? (more...)
Division Change »
Question: My sister has been employed by the same Company for eleven years. In April her boss called her and informed her that she needs to work for another division meaning that she should swap with the lady working there. She agreed but said they won’t give her the same salary as the lady although she is doing all the work she was doing. [...]
One Months Notice – Resignation »
Question: I started with a company on the 1st of July 2009 on the 30 August 2009 I tendered my resignation given them one months’ notice ,On the 3rd Sept i was ask to leave immediately , My question is as follows . re the company supposed to pay me for a full month ,or just for the three days that I did work during my notice period [...]
HR Department – Feedback and a New Job »
Question: In December last year, my manager and her manager promised me a salary adjustment to increase my salary; this was to happen in April 2009. In April, I was told to wait until September because they were adjusting other salaries as well and could do them all at once. I was then promised that my job would re-advertise at a new salary in [...]
Employed by the Hour »
Question: I have been employed on an hourly basis every day including weekends for 1 year. Employer has presented me with a contract for permanent employment, reducing my monthly income by such an amount that I cannot make ends meet. Is this legal? (more...)
Conflict of Notice Periods »
Question: I went permanent on 1 July this year and in my contract it states that within the first 3 months the company can give me one weeks notice but i have to give them 2 months notice. I am not happy at this company and have found alternate employment can they force me to give 2 months notice or can i give the normal 1 months notice? [...]
Unilaterally Reduce Hours »
Question: I am an employer who needs to shorten the work week and reduce the salary of one of my three employees. She is LIFO. This is the step I am taking before having to retrench her. What are the correct procedures to follow? Can she refuse to accept the offer and what do I do then? (more...)
Retrench an Employee »
Question: Unfortunately we have to retrench an employee from our Medical practice. What kind of notice period must we give this person? Can we ask him to leave at the end of the month and then pay his outstanding salary and severance pay? Or must we give him a months notice? (more...)
Vitimized by Supervisor »
Question: I was victimized by my supervisor, well all us girls were, but I lasted the longest. I tried by writing to and asking my boss to move me - he would not listen to any of us. The other girls cried and landed up resigning, I needed my job and persevered. Eventually I had enough and stood up for myself - in the process using a vulgar [...]
UIF Claims »
Question: I've worked for a company for six years and have put in my resignation. I visited the department and was told that I cannot claim if I had resigned. In the meantime i have worked for other companies after that I need to know when is a UIF claim valid the reasons codes when are you allow to claim? (more...)