Posts Tagged ‘unfair labour practice’
Threatening »
Question: I would like to find out about my husband’s rights. He works for a smallish company is Cape Town, which has branches in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. He has been there for a year and 3 months now. At the moment, his pay is R4500 a month. Recently, he found out a co-worker who started after him, makes R5500 a month (they have [...]
Unfair Labour Processes »
Question: My boss only paid me half of my salary this month and said that she is not going to pay my other half as she thinks I am going to resign. She verbally agreed to pay my salary on the last day of the month and this late payment has happened before. My contract she said I'm not allowed to change it, i need to know what my office hours is [...]
No Written Contract and No UIF »
Question: My father in law has been working in construction for a good number of years for the same guy though they've never made out a written contract. His employer has also never registered him for UIF. His employer has now not paid him since November and we would like to know what actions could my father in law do to ensure he gets his [...]
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 [...]
Company Accommodation »
Question: Our company requires that we work away from home and provide accommodation but expect us to pay for our food expenses, is that fair? Also we don't have contracts and are afraid to ask in fear of loosing our jobs, some of us have families and cannot afford that. We also get paid very little, R60 per day for some from 7am till 4pm, is [...]
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 [...]
Food Expenses and Unfair Wages »
Question: Our company requires that we work away from home and provide accommodation but expect us to pay for our food expenses, is that fair? Also we don't have contracts and are afraid to ask in fear of loosing our jobs, some of us have families and cannot afford that. We also get paid very little, R60 per day for some from 7am till 4pm, is [...]
Not Legal »
Question: We had a disciplinary at a registered sports club against a member and the chair and assistant refused that he may be be represented by a fellow member. Is this legal? (more...)
Awarded an Internal Promotion »
Question: A close friend of mine applied for and was awarded an internal promotion. A contract was signed stating the new job title and change of working hours and salary and a date of commencement was in that document. Then the company said that due to 'business requirements' the new post could not be taken up at that date, which has now [...]
Guilty on Being Late »
Question: Maybe I have to start at the beginning because I am not sure whether it’s unfair labour practice or just unfair dismissal. On the 14th November I sent my manager an SMS because his cell phone was off stating that I was sick and could not come to work the next day, and I submitted a sick note stating that I was I was unfit for work [...]
Resort Sold, Monies Claimed »
Question: My wife and I are part of four managers running two resorts. The resorts have been sold as a going concern and with all employee's 3 months ago. None off the managers have been paid for 3 months. Can we as management claim our salaries from the selling parties. We know that the final contract has not been signed. (more...)
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 [...]
Unfair Salary Preference »
Question: I started working for a company since the 2nd Jan. 2007. When I started workin for them,the company paid me R4000.00, and then after 6 months the company gave me a raise, then I earned R4500.00 per month. After a year, I received another raise, then my salary was R5500.00. Since then I havent received a raised. Last yr in October, the [...]
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 [...]
No Monthly Increase »
Question: My Health has been very poor in the last few months due to stress I have at work. I am doing three peoples jobs and my boss insists that I don't need help and it's okay for me to take on a 'department on my own' I have no support from my boss and he continues to make remarks about me. He tells me I look terrible. I look sick - he even [...]