Posts Tagged ‘office politics’
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 [...]
Letter of Retrenchment »
Question: I would like to know what may options are, I recieved my letter of retrenchment on the 31st July 2009 with tax directive papers after a dubious consultation process, I was told to sign these documents by Monday the 3rd of August on which we will have another meeting. On Monday I refused to sign the documents before my attorney had [...]
Difficult Boss »
Question: After being with the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council for three years I signed an offer for growth purposes with a Consultancy Firm in February this year (2009). I was hired as an executive assistant to one of the Directors there on a 6 month probation period. The person I worked for has had a sad history with [...]
Unfair Labour Law Practice »
Question: I have just disovered that a person who was on the same notch as I in 2005 is two notches above me. There was a merger of institutions, I suspect that is when I was treated unfairly. This particular person started working here in 2004 and I started in 2005 on top notch, so which simply means he was also in the same notch as we are on [...]
Split Companies »
Question: Am I entitled to a severance package when a company splits and operates as two completely different entities and I get transfered to the newly formed company and start working as a new employee. What happens to my long service with the older company. Does the latter have to pay me severance? (more...)
Resignation Payouts »
Question: Hi there. I would just like to know one small thing. I have just resigned from a company where i have been for 1 year 4 months. What payouts, if any, will I get? Eg pension fund, leave pay, sick leave etc. (more...)
Questions Raised »
Question: Last year a group of people nationally had their grades lifted to entry level management with an increase in a few allowances and pay. We were merely told this was going to happen and had no prior knowledge about it. I enquired with HR as to how/why this was done and got told that I should just accept it ‘cause that’s the way it [...]