Posts Tagged ‘labor law’
Operational Requirements »
Question: I have been working shifts for the past 7 years, and I have been receiving my shift allowance. The company I'm working for now informed me that I would be working normal hours (operational requirement), which will mean that I will forfeit my allowance. My argument is that i have been receiving this allowance for so many years. When [...]
Unfair Salary Cut by Employer »
Question: I took over a business in 2006, one employee, "Kate", was paid R3000 by the previous employer, but when I took over we had a verbal agreement that I could not afford her on that salary so we agreed on R2500. Business has been slow and I can't give a salary increase. Now she wants to take me to the CCMA, because I cut her salary. What [...]
Smoke Breaks at Work »
Question: What is the legislation on half day working hours and smoke breaks for a half day worker? (more...)
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 [...]
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 [...]
Qualifying for Maternity Benefits »
Question: How long should I be working for a company to qualify for maternity leave. I am starting in a new company on the 1st of February and I suspect that I am 1 month pregnant. By the time I deliver my baby I would have worked for 8 months. (more...)
Business Conditions »
Question: My wives boss decided to terminate his business as he feels its not profitable anymore. He announced his intention just over 30 days ago stating verbally to all staff that he will have to "close down" if business conditions do not improve. As of the end of last week he started what he calls retrenchment and will only keep core staff [...]
BCEA – Am I Eligible? »
Question: BCEA - Am I eligible? I work twice the number of hours allowed by the BCEA and am on standby at night and may not leave my work premises during that time unless to fulfill my duties. This brings my total number of hours to almost 555 p/m with only one Saturday off a month. I have proposed to my employer that this is illegal. [...]
Reduce an Employees Salary »
Question: I am currently permanently employed in the IT industry. I was promoted and transferred, last year October, to the Eastern Cape as a Team Leader - I was previously a Field Technician in KZN, my salary was adjusted accordingly. As I was relocating I negotiated R5000 more than the standard Team leader gets in my company. Upon [...]
Leave Cycles »
Question: We have just had letters come round from our Head Office regarding our leave. Below is a segment of the letter please can you tell me if this is allowed or not? “Please be advised that your leave entitlement must be taken within the leave cycle (March – Feb). Maximum leave balance as at end February 2010 will be 15 days. Company [...]
CCMA and Jurisdiction »
Question: I was employed by a company for 8 months. I resigned, and gave them 2 weeks notice as per the CCMA. They now refuse to pay my final salary, including my leave pay, for the reason that they first want to conduct an audit on my work, and if they are satisfied, they will take action. I referred the matter to the CCMA, but they informed [...]
Accumulation of Leave »
Question: The issue essentially revolves around the payout of leave. I have accumalated 33days of leave. The company does not want to pay out all the leave, and pulled a clause out of my contract saying that all leave accumalated in a year needs to be taken in that year (we get 15 days leave a year). Essentially implying I can only be paid out [...]
Negligence of HR – Human Resources »
Question: Is a Company allowed not to pay salary on time due to negligence of HR? (more...)
Pay Minimum Wage Without Overtime »
Question: I am opening a new restaurant in East London. Is it possible to hire waiters/kitchen staff for a 48 hour week and still pay minimum wage without overtime? (more...)
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 [...]