Posts Tagged ‘labour law’
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...)
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 [...]
Warning Letter »
Question: I have been issued a warning letter regarding my restraint of trade. Restraint is medical recruitment 12 months and the whole of South Africa. I have not been in contact with any of their Clients except their Candidates. Candidates to me do not belong to a Company and have freedom to be recruited within any recruitment agency. I [...]
Restraint of Trade in Competition »
Question: Can a restraint of trade be enforced if I choose to start my own business in competition to my current employer and due to my knowledge, (that no one else at my current employer has) clients choose to follow me, because of a lack of knowledge within my current employer? (more...)
Your Personal Career Development »
A personal career development plan enables you to keep track of progress in your own career. It is a reliable way to analyze your motivations, aspirations, and achievements. Several career-oriented individuals create a career development plan not just to accomplish certain goals, such as a promotion or salary raise, but also for further career [...]
Conditions of Service »
Question: My project manager threatened to "take it to a higher level" if I refused to work over the weekend. The conditions of service specifically state that overtime is strictly optional at my place of employ. Is there anything in the law which protects me from this type of bullying and threats? (more...)
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 [...]