Posts Tagged ‘free’
Reduce Senior Staff Salaries »
Question: Since 2004, the company has not been meeting its obligations with SARS, PAYE, etc. due to poor financial controls, unaccountable payments and cash withdrawals from the company's account. Also due to lack of new business growth, can the comany reduce senior staff salaries up to 50% using the issue of recession, company notmeeting a profit [...]
Employees Salary Cuts »
Question: Is it according to law if my employer cuts the employees salaries with a certain percentage without cutting on working hours as well? What happens if you have worked a full month and on payday receive only a certain percentage of your salary? (more...)
No Monthly Increase »
Question: My Health has been very poor in the last few months due to stress I have at work. I am doing three peoples jobs and my boss insists that I don't need help and it's okay for me to take on a 'department on my own' I have no support from my boss and he continues to make remarks about me. He tells me I look terrible. I look sick - he even [...]
Sick Leave for Scheduled Appointments »
Question: Sorry to bother you! Please clarify for me what does sick leave mean. Can I for instance also visit the dentist and my gynecologist and ask them for a proof of my visit. Would this then be categorize under the days of sick leave I have available in my sick leave cycle? Or is sick leave only for the times when you are physically sick [...]
Unfair Discrimination – Remuneration »
Question: We have a case with the employer on unfair discrimination- remuneration, we have presented a solid evidences to the employer during the internal grievance process to prove that the current salary structure was designed to discriminate against black people .This employer still practices policies and conducts that were a norm during the [...]
Late Salary Payments »
Question: My finacee works for a small priavte company (about 10 poeple) Every time a cash flow problem is experienced her salary is withheld till the cash problem is rectified and then paid out. These periods are between 2 weeks up to month. This casuses severe strain on her financial responsibillities as some debit orders in these periods can [...]
Medically Boarded »
Question: A little different as I am the employer. One of my employees has been medically boarded by his doctor. He has been with this company for approximately 28 years - he is 60 years old. I am a fair person and consider myself a very generous employer and take care of my staff - When he had a stroke 2 years ago he was off for 4 months with [...]
Hairdresser Labour Law »
Question: I am a qualified Snr hairdresser and work from 8 to 5 Mon - Thurs, Fri 8 - 6 and every 2nd Sunday from 8 - 1 with one day a week off and from time to time I have to attend meetings on my day off. Managment wants us now to work more Sundays meaning that we will only get one Sunday off in a month. Is this legal and what does the law states [...]
Signed New Contract »
Question: I started at the company I work for in August 2008, have been promoted 3 times since then and signed a new contract 2 days ago stating that the old contract was renewed from a year basis to a monthly basis. Is this lawful? (more...)
Salary Cut or Package »
Question: Do I accept salary cut or resign and receive a package? (more...)
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 [...]