Posts Tagged ‘salary reduction’
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Salary Reduction »
Question: I started in January 2009 at a collection agency for the same salary as my previous employment. In March we all where called in for one on one sessions with one of the owners where he states he gives us 3months to make a person target and he worked it out according to our salary and whe had to sign a letter stating we understand the [...]
Work Half Day – Half Day Salary »
Question: I work half day and I get a half day salary. I work on a commission basis with a full days target. Is this legal? How can I sort this out. (more...)
Non Payment of Salary »
Question: My daughter works for a bookkeeping company in Rustenburg and due to the economic crunch has not been paid since the end of March. This is now the third month that she has not received her salary. She was told via an SMS to either stay at home or resign at te beginning of April, was then asked to go back to work and promised payment of [...]
Unfair Labour Practice »
Question: Is it within the law to let employees apply for their jobs when a new structure is introduced in a single department when the company is not in a process of retrenchments. What happens to those who are not successful in the interviews for the new positions? There are no retrenchments in the entire company and no reason was given as to [...]
Concept on Salary Cut to all Employees »
Please kindly assist me with the information. My company has appointed employees that were on Fixed Term Contract ( Total cost to company) on the same salary on permanent basis (with benefits). Other employees within the same component are addressing the salary disparity or rather deferred implementation on salary given to these employees, meaning [...]
Resign or be Fired »
Question: I have a query about my dismissal. I started a new job in Nov 2008. The employer told me it is a self learning job (which means no training at all.) I was contracted out to company x, and at the end of Feb 2009, I was invited for a lunch by my employer, and he wanted a chat. I went, and he said he isn't very happy, because the company to [...]
Unjust Decrease in Salary »
Question: I just want to know. My husband’s company decided to decrease everyone’s salary with R6000 because of the bad economy. What does the law say about that? Is it legal? (more...)
Never Ending Retrenchment »
Question: In my retrenchment letter it talks about one additional months pay for May (which is my notice period) to be paid. What i would like to know if it's compulsory for me to work that month and if i don't, do i still receive this money. (more...)
Problems at the Highest Level »
Question: I worked for an organisation, as General Manager, that has severe financial difficulties. After a lot of unpleasantness I resigned on 23rd Feb 2009 giving 3 months notice as per my contract of employment. My resignation was accepted in writing. I was told that there was no need to report to work during my notice. (more...)
Employee Doing Time »
Question: What do we do from a labour relations point of view if an employee was in jail from 13 to 21 March 2009 and didn't report for duty. @ 11:00 23 March 2009 employee arrives at work for a loan but not to work.I have asked why aren't you reporting for duty he said "I must find my mother and I will start work 30th March 2009". And he must [...]
Unilateral Changes to Terms and Conditions of »
A complaint that often arises from employees is that the employer has made some or other unilateral change to the original terms and conditions of employment. The change made may be in the form of a sudden reduction in salary for some or other reason, changes to commission structure or a reduction in the amount of commission paid, the removal of [...]
Salary Reductions – It’s Non Sense! »
Question: Our Executive Director of our company announced salary reductions a week before payday, due to economical difficulties. I know he may do this, but what are the time frames involved. To tell you a week before payday I feel is not fair, if he told us a month in advance we could still make arrangements for financial commitments. I am also a [...]