Posts Tagged ‘free labour law advice’
Disabled Employment Rights »
Question: I am a disabled person who has 15 years work experience. My company is relocating my department to Gauteng and I am unable to move as the weather does not suit me and the company will not offer me any adjustments to my salary. I have been told by the company that I may be offered a package which does not suit me. Can I do anything to [...]
Demotion and Salary Adjustments »
Question: My position has been evaluated and found to be middle management, the evaluation was my employers initiative, then one year later they claim to have made a mistake by including me and 200 + employees in the middle management level, they then went ahead by demoting us back to a lower level with pay adjustments, can this be legal in any [...]
Abusing Company Property, Salary Deductions »
Question: Last month I abused my offfice's landline and I told my manager that I'll pay for the amount I used, I also gave my manager the wrong account number by accident to pay one of the employees and now it went to the wrong account. He said I also have to pay that amount, I earn a salry of R2500.00 per month and asked I him to please deuct [...]
Foreign Employees »
Question: A friend of mine has employed an american passport holder here in RSA on a holiday Visa, who is married to a RSA citizen. The women in question is not registered for tax, is working illegally, taking a job away from a South Africa. my friend thinks that as the employer she has not done anything wrong. Has she? What are the [...]
Password To Riches »
Question: My sister has been charged with gross negligence to the value of R400000.00. Let me tell you the story: In Dec 08 she went on maternity leave, before going on leave she had requested that her Area Manager supply a PC login to one of the other staff. When the AM did, the password wasn't working. She followed up once again as she now [...]
A Bit of Humourous History »
Some years back I had been fortunate enough to be placed in the position of Group Industrial Relations Manager in a national security company. A large part of my work functions is the chairing of disciplinary enquiries with the majority of these involving the security officers. On many occasions I have had to fight back the tears and bite my [...]
Are Illegal Immigrants and Foreigners afforded Labour »
It has long been thought that foreigners and/or illegal immigrants are not afforded any legal rights within South African Labour Legislation. The same thought process was equally assumed for anyone not holding a legal work permit. A recent matter heard in our Labour Courts has however ensured that the above assumptions and thought processes are [...]