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contrat employees and work forums
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As a contractual employee, is the work forum considered to be my representative in the consultation process during retrenchments?
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Retrenchment
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Hello. I work in Durban and my employer called me and gave me two weeks notice to either move to Cape Town or i wont have a job anymore due to Durban not producing enough business. Am I forced to take the transfer and if i reject to move, does my employer pay me a severance package or can they just terminate my...
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Anonymous
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Expatriate posting
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Does an expatriate have a choice as to where he will be posted next. We have been working for a company for +8 years and do not want to be posted too far away from South Africa because of family ties and medical care. What are our options? Thank you.
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Anonymous
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Study Leave
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Hi I would like to know what the law states about study leave.Do i get the day before and the day i am writing as paid leave or can the company not pay me for these days taken?
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Anonymous
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Can I drive my husbands vehicle if he received a car allowance?
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My husband gets a car allowance and his company told him that only he is allowed to drive the vehicle. I told him they are mad!! The car is registered in his name and they do not have a say in who drives the vehicle or am I wrong?
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Anonymous
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Motor Vehicle Allowance Policy stipulates the specific Value of allowance to job Grade - Differs from actual allowance
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Our Motor Vehicle Allowance Policy stipulates that Each employee entitle to a motor vehicle allowance will be allocated an allowance according to a specific category defined in an Attached Annexure, which is linked to the employee's job requirements & position. The Job Grades stipulated o...
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Anonymous
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Car allowance
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My husband receives a car allowance. The vehicle is registered in his name and we pay the insurance. The company now wants to instal tracker on it ( not just on his on all staff that receive car allowance.) Can this be done?
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Anonymous
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Recruitment fees
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Hi
Just wanted to know, if I resign before my probation period is up, will I need to pay my company back the money they paid to my recruitement agency?
Its in a clause in my contract, but I was never made aware of it, and I was told it was just a basic contract.
So I never read the entire thing.
Will that p...
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Anonymous
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Salaries not paid and boss ignoring us
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My fiance and his brother inlaw waere employed by a plumbing company in mid March. Their first salary was only paid in on the 14/04/2012. All stop orders bounced on the 1st. This month their salaries are not in again and the boss refuses to take thei phone calls and refuses to reply to them on bbm. The boss...
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Broke and ignored
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annual increase
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is there a minimum percentage increase that must given to employees annually?
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Anonymous
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notice period
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Hi there, what is the notice period if you have been employed for one month only. thanks
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Anonymous
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Cancer Patient
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Hi, I have been with my current employer for about 6 years. I never signed a letter of appointment, nor a contract. About 3 years ago my employer dropped me to half day and cut my pay in half, without discussion, agreement or notification. I have recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. My question i...
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Amanda
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notice period during probation
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Hi there, what is the notice period to be given to an Employer during your probation period? Thanks
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anonymous
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company policies and procedures breach
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I have been working for this company for six years and i have been sales orientated manager and achieved a lot due to hard work, now i work with a sales assistant who is jealous of me and told management that i don't know my work and i don't follow policies and procedures. i am currently under investigati...
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UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE:DISCRIMINATION:SALARY:DEPARTMENT OF CORRCTIONAL SERVICES
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DEAR SIR,MADAM, ID NU:6110305091085 MEMBERSHIP NU:ECT102466 I AM A COLOURED CORRECTIONAL OFFICIAL WORKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICE(SALARY R 199392),WITH 30 YEARS OF SERVICE,CLEAN RECORD,MATRIC WITH COMPARISON WITH A WHITE MEMBER WITH LESSER YEARS SERVICE DOING THE SAM...
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Anonymous
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Unfair Dismassal?
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I wrote and signed a resignation letter, not adressed to anyone or any company, just made out to To Whom It May Concern. I left the letter on my desk without handing it in to any manager or DP. The following day I was off sick and when I returned to work my manager called me in and informed me that my resignati...
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Anonymous
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Dismissed and settled at CCMA
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I was dismissed last year after a case was built against me because of personality clashes with my boss. I took the case to CCMA where it was settled when they offered me 3 months salary which I agreed to. Subsequently I applied for a position and was told by the recruitment agency that they were told by...
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Anonymous
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No contract and no pay
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We have been working for a Restuarant in Gordons Bay and they always pay us late. This month they havent paid us at all. We have tried talking to the owners but they just ignor us. What can we do?
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Anonymous
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BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
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Well, an employee was forced to resign through kickbacks/money. He was an active member of the union and he was busy championing the rights of the employees. The senior management felt intimidated and decided to offer him money in order for him to resign The HR representative was used to negotiate t...
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SAM HUSSENI
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LAY OFFS
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What are the laws pertaining to lay-offs? Do they have to pay a portion of our salary to cover medical aid and pension? What is the maximum period? As it stands, we now do not have medical aid nor a pension because of "no work, no pay," also, would it make a difference that the company sent th...
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Anonymous
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Unauthorised absenteeism
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Hi. I need some advice regarding a con/arb request that was sent to me. After a weeks leave, our son's nanny did not return to work. She did not notify us, but we phone the day before she was supposed to return. On that date she said that her daughter (35 years old) was sick and she could not return. We gave he...
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Disciplinary Hearing
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If you are called to a disciplinary hearing, who may you have to represent you? And how long must you be given to prepare your case? Kind regards Attendee
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Victimisation
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For the last three months, my employers have been employing tactics to try and get me to resign including subtly accusing me of stealing stock, piling on the work then taking it away from me and giving it to another colleague. My branch manager blatantly ignoring me when I either greet or ask a questio...
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RE: BUSINESS RESCUE - SENT HOME, NOT EARNING A CENT
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The company I work for is under "Business Rescue." According to the company we are still employed and our contracts have not changed. Most of us were sent home 3 weeks ago and will not get a salary as we have not worked for the month. No work, no pay. What are my rights? We are put in a corner. We c...
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Anonymous
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No contract of employment and now no pay
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I am a Labourprotect member. The company I work for has just undergone a restructuring process and moved its staff from company A to company B in terms of work location. During the restructuring I was retrenched for a period of 6 days from company A then offered a placement, with no terms or conditions a...
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Verbal dismissal
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Good day, My employer instructed the security to remove me from my work place yesterday for the reosons i do not know. I regard this as unfair dismissal since i did not attend any disciplinary hearing. What legal steps should i take because i am now sitting at home. I sent an email to the Municipal Manag...
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Unruly employee
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I have a problem with an employee who doesnt want to sign the contract of employment and doesnt want to sign the employment form as well as he doesnt want to pay UIF.Can anyone advise me on what I can do about this person.
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Anonymous Princess
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Harassment by management and Supervisor
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Hi there, I need URGENT help please? My manager has no respect for any one of us in the call centre. Both the manager and the supervisor speaks to us or let me rather just refer to myself and not speak for everyone. Both my Manager and Supervisor is younger then me. They shout and scream at me as if I am a ch...
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Broken Toes
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Good day I have a querie on the following: A friend of mine works for a locksmith company. He is a locksmith at that company now for 5 years. The last time he was off sick was before 2010. He broke his big toe and cracked his bunyan (the bone next to his toe) he is now in plaster of paris and cant drive. He rece...
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Gross Misconduct
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i was sent an email by my boss's friend accusing me of reconstructing an email and lying about phoning him to confirm the appointment. he claims he did not receive any emails from me. i responded to his email in a very legal manner reserving my rights and isssuing my response without prejudice. i was no...
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