Posts Tagged ‘labour’
Signed Acknowledgement of Debt »
Question: Can an employee be held liable for the courier costs if a parcel is despatched to the incorrect address? (more...)
Forced to Sign Restrait of Trade »
Question: Im an account executive for a freight company who have requested me to sign a restraint of trade, am I as an employee of a company forced to sign? (more...)
Ridiculous Working Conditions »
Question: 1. We are a construction company that work and stay on site we only go home 1 weekend a months is that ok? 2. My team get R100 per week for food and then they take the money of there salaries again? 3. The guys sleep on the floor without any mattresses that company don't supply any sleeping facility for my team? Please advice me if this [...]
Entitled to be Appointed »
Question: Is an employee who has acted in a position above his grade for a lengthy period automatically entitled to be appointed to that position when the company decides to fill it permanently? If not, under what circumstances might failure to appoint him constitute an unfair labour practice? (more...)
Unilateral Changes in the Terms and Conditions of »
Question: Your company can no longer afford to pay car allowances to its junior managerial employees, and wishes to withdraw them. Could this constitute an unfair labour practice? (more...)
Company Warnings »
Question: A company wants to issue a warning for not reaching target but wants to add in two other incidents that happened two weeks ago.how long after a incident can you issue a warning? And can you combine other incidents. (more...)
Remedy Under the LRA »
Question: An employee is told that he is to be transferred from Johannesburg to Pofadder next month. He feels this is unfair. Does he have any remedy under the LRA? (more...)
Constitution – Companies Acts »
Question: How would the provisions of the Constitution impact upon, for example, an interpretation of the provisions of the Act limiting the right to strike and compelling an employer to disclose information in the collective bargaining context? (more...)
Employment Act »
Question: What remedies does the Act afford employers and employees if one or other party either refuses to bargain or bargains in bad faith? On what basis can an employer refuse to disclose information to a union during the course of collective bargaining and when, if ever, could an employer nevertheless be compelled to disclose such information [...]
Company Gone Bankrupt »
Question: What are my rights if I do not get paid my salary because there is not enough money in the company account? (more...)
Unpaid Leave Advice »
Question: Good afternoon Craig I really hope you have a simply answer for me. During the month of June I took the afternoon of Friday, 19 June and Saturday morning, 20 June unpaid leave - this amounts to 10.5 hours. Instead of showing it as a deduction my employer deducts it from my basic salary, minimizing my salary amount, not showing the unpaid [...]
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 [...]