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Unhappy

I work in the hospitality industry and myself and other staff are working many more hours than the maximum stipulated by law. We do net get paid overtime or Sunday time and we cannot describe the overtime as being "agreed upon". We are suppose to get days off for more hours worked, but it d...

Yodata Electronics employee

Hi there. I have been working for a company who suddenly stopped paying me and as a result I had no money to get to work. I kept in contact with the managers who were aware of the situation and I was still regarded as an employee. Last year the company's trustee sent me a letter stating my employment will aut...

Anonymous

I've been asking for my ui19 forms start from this year but no one replying our message till now please assit

Anonymous

I’ve been working in a company now I’m far from it where I need a ui19 form the keep on ignoring and not responding me when I request it

Anonymous

I worked for a financial institution for two years as a financial crime investigation analyst (AML & CFT). The pressures of the position exacerbated my declared and well-documented mental condition (bipolar mood disorder), and I was dismissed for reasons of ill health incapacity. Although...

Anonymous

Thanks to SportTicketsOffice, purchasing cheap Premier League tickets online was a stress-free experience. Their website made it easy to browse available matches and select affordable tickets that fit my budget. I appreciate their commitment to providing football fans with a seamless online...

Anonymous

Hi, I'm interested to hear what the presiding officer requires to determine that the child should not be with his mother

Anonymous

A previous employer in the metal industries never registered me for a provident fund with MIBFA i worked at the company for about 6 years and they never deducted any provident fund money from me nor did they pay anything. As far as i understand only certain employees had a provident funds not everyone....

Anonymous

I was dismissed in September 2020 and I have applied for Uif but UIF is requesting a salary schedule from me I have asked the HR bit no one is getting back to me first they say their pastel package is expired they can't access information but on the other side they have another company doing their salaries...

CS

My business is named XY Digital Marketing has recently moved into a new area in South Africa. Another company in a close by area as me is offering the same services is called XY by Z. We both are generally known as "XY". The other business has been around longer than we have (not by much) but we have been a fu...

Anonymous

Good day, I hope you are all doing well. Our residential complex managers just notified us that "Children must be supervised by a responsible adult (i.e. a parent or guardian) whenever they are on the common property. Children who do not have a parent or guardian actively present and watching them a...

Anonymous

A previous employer in the metal industries never registered me for a provident fund with MIBFA i worked at the company for about 6 years and they never deducted any provident fund money from me nor did they pay anything. As far as i understand only certain employees had a provident funds not everyone....

Anonymous

Good day I am currently involved in a Children's court matter. A social worker was appointed to evaluate my children who placed a report on record with the court. The Magistrate now does not want to provide set report to the parents with the argument that she needs to protect the children. I did howev...

Anonymous

Good day I have worked at a company through an agency for 3 months. My contract was terminated due to over-staffed reasons. I requested for my UI19 forms instead, i was called to work for 10 days without signing a new contract. I went to go work 4 days and decided to not continue to work unless the agency gi...

Anonymous

I was found writing for someone at School and the university took to lay charges and thus I was charged with fraud. This happened on the 14 of November and the lawyer I paid managed to get me out through the backdoor by a prosecutors bail. In December, the learnership that I had offered me a job and my finge...

Anonymous

How do I defend myself on a charge of putting the company’s name into disrepute? What factors can be considered as mitigating in this charge?

Anonymous

In an inquiry by arbitrator held in terms of section 188A of the LRA can an employee raise as a point in limine ? that the municipality (employer) failed to comply with clause 7.4 of the SALGBC Disciplinary Procedure Collective Agreement if the municipality failed to set down hearing within three mon...

Anonymous

Hi, my husband and I have been married for 4 years. He was previously married fathered two children with his ex wife. As per court agreement he paid R1000 per child. End of 2022 my husband had a conversation with ex wife to explain that he really can't afford the R1000 per child as we were expecting and he o...

Anonymous

Good day. I am a Senior technician for a IT company. I have been working there for almost 3 years. I was brought in last month for a hearing and was told they want to demote me from Senior technician to Junior. I brought in this year alone over R1 Mil for the company. I am a workaholic and cannot say no to work....

Anonymous

Good day. I got a salary increase in November 2023. I had to sign a document stating that the salary increase would be in effect from1 Nov 2023 and back pay would be paid in December 2023. I had to sign a letter to state I agree with the salary increase. I got paid yesterday and my salary is still the same. I di...

Frederick

Hello, I am looking for the piece of the labour law that states you may not limit when people may apply for leave. For instance, if you only allow staff to apply for leave 2 weeks before they want to go on leave if you only allow staff to apply for leave 30cdays before they want to go on leave Whilst still havi...

Mogau

What is the difference between CCMA and bargaining councils. At the local government sector we are told about the Local Government Bargaing Council . I am confused by their powers and responsibilities in terms of referring labour cases. Please advice

Anonymous

Hi, we have a certified CCMA arbitration award and were told Sherriff could enforce the award. The Sherriff told us they don't have jurisdiction to execute once liquidation is in place. We need some advice as to what we can do, if we can do something to get our salaries paid. Liquidators are not giving u...

Bel

Hi We purchased a used vehicle and paid in full. When collecting the vehicle no papers were given and nothing was signed. Was told that all registration papers will be received the next day. When driving the vehicle home we noticed an issue with the gears. We contacted the owner when we arrived home. H...

Jakey_Josh

I was suspended from work on the 24th November, and when I was told I'd been placed on suspension, I was given absolutely no formal notice of the suspension, I was given no reason for the suspension and was given no time frame for the suspension. For an entire week I heard nothing from my place of business...

Anonymous

I need ur help

Anonymous

My grandmother died and appointed one of her daughters as an executor. She has 7 children and one of the children lived with her for 13 years with their 2 kids, that daughter is a single parent who also built a cottage on in the yard. The will is said that the share must be split among all 7 daughters, the dau...

Anonymous

Hello I wanted to find out something my daughter is 18 months and her father wants to take her for unsupervised visitation but she isn't completely aware of who he is and he only started visiting her twice a month after she turned 1 ,I told him that he can visit but as long as I am around for now till she gets u...

Anonymous

Hi... The company I work for have not given me a proper increase... They have been giving me soo much added work that was not on my job description and have still left me at the same salary for a 18 months and have now still not given me an increase due to me moving over to another position. They say they can't...

Anonymous

I went into a car subscription in June i paid R14000 deposit, las month i got into a financial situation and was unable to pay. I did make a plan and paid R 5000 of my R 7399 subscription. This month i paid the full R 7399 and cant pay the balance as im still recovering from last month. I asked them to pay the ba...

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	Working hours hospitality industry (Preview) I work in the hospitality industry and myself and other staff are working many more hours than the maximum stipulated by law. We do net get paid overtime or Sunday time and we cannot describe the overtime as being "agreed upon". We are suppose to get days off for more hours worked, but it d...	Unhappy	17	19389	2 days ago by Anonymous
	company refusing to give form UI19 ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Hi there. I have been working for a company who suddenly stopped paying me and as a result I had no money to get to work. I kept in contact with the managers who were aware of the situation and I was still regarded as an employee. Last year the company's trustee sent me a letter stating my employment will aut...	Yodata Electronics employee	195	103735	5 days ago by Anonymous
	company refusing to give form UI19 (Preview) I've been asking for my ui19 forms start from this year but no one replying our message till now please assit	Anonymous	0	181	April 11th by Anonymous
	Management refusing with ui19 (Preview) I’ve been working in a company now I’m far from it where I need a ui19 form the keep on ignoring and not responding me when I request it	Anonymous	0	155	April 10th by Anonymous
	Recklessness by former employer (Financial Institution) (Preview) I worked for a financial institution for two years as a financial crime investigation analyst (AML & CFT). The pressures of the position exacerbated my declared and well-documented mental condition (bipolar mood disorder), and I was dismissed for reasons of ill health incapacity. Although...	Anonymous	0	244	April 10th by Anonymous
	Cheap football tickets (Preview) Thanks to SportTicketsOffice, purchasing cheap Premier League tickets online was a stress-free experience. Their website made it easy to browse available matches and select affordable tickets that fit my budget. I appreciate their commitment to providing football fans with a seamless online...	Anonymous	1	309	April 5th by Anonymous
	Childrens court application investigation by Child welfare (Preview) Hi, I'm interested to hear what the presiding officer requires to determine that the child should not be with his mother	Anonymous	0	196	March 29th by Anonymous
	Need someone who knows labor law (Preview) A previous employer in the metal industries never registered me for a provident fund with MIBFA i worked at the company for about 6 years and they never deducted any provident fund money from me nor did they pay anything. As far as i understand only certain employees had a provident funds not everyone....	Anonymous	0	274	March 21st by Anonymous
	Refusal to issue salary schedule form for uif department (Preview) I was dismissed in September 2020 and I have applied for Uif but UIF is requesting a salary schedule from me I have asked the HR bit no one is getting back to me first they say their pastel package is expired they can't access information but on the other side they have another company doing their salaries...	Anonymous	5	2129	March 20th by Anonymous
	Business Trademark (Preview) My business is named XY Digital Marketing has recently moved into a new area in South Africa. Another company in a close by area as me is offering the same services is called XY by Z. We both are generally known as "XY". The other business has been around longer than we have (not by much) but we have been a fu...	CS	1	471	March 20th by Anonymous
	Rights of movement of children (Preview) Good day, I hope you are all doing well. Our residential complex managers just notified us that "Children must be supervised by a responsible adult (i.e. a parent or guardian) whenever they are on the common property. Children who do not have a parent or guardian actively present and watching them a...	Anonymous	1	321	March 20th by Anonymous
	Provident fund issue (Preview) A previous employer in the metal industries never registered me for a provident fund with MIBFA i worked at the company for about 6 years and they never deducted any provident fund money from me nor did they pay anything. As far as i understand only certain employees had a provident funds not everyone....	Anonymous	1	280	March 20th by Anonymous
	Please help (Preview) Good day I am currently involved in a Children's court matter. A social worker was appointed to evaluate my children who placed a report on record with the court. The Magistrate now does not want to provide set report to the parents with the argument that she needs to protect the children. I did howev...	Anonymous	4	1097	March 20th by Anonymous
	Contract terminated. Agency wants resignation letter. (Preview) Good day I have worked at a company through an agency for 3 months. My contract was terminated due to over-staffed reasons. I requested for my UI19 forms instead, i was called to work for 10 days without signing a new contract. I went to go work 4 days and decided to not continue to work unless the agency gi...	Anonymous	1	363	February 18th by Anonymous
	Awaiting trail for court (Preview) I was found writing for someone at School and the university took to lay charges and thus I was charged with fraud. This happened on the 14 of November and the lawyer I paid managed to get me out through the backdoor by a prosecutors bail. In December, the learnership that I had offered me a job and my finge...	Anonymous	0	507	January 16th by Anonymous
	Disciplinary Hearing (Preview) How do I defend myself on a charge of putting the company’s name into disrepute? What factors can be considered as mitigating in this charge?	Anonymous	0	468	January 12th by Anonymous
	Inquiry by Arbitrator (Preview) In an inquiry by arbitrator held in terms of section 188A of the LRA can an employee raise as a point in limine ? that the municipality (employer) failed to comply with clause 7.4 of the SALGBC Disciplinary Procedure Collective Agreement if the municipality failed to set down hearing within three mon...	Anonymous	0	416	January 8th by Anonymous
	Maintenance issue (Preview) Hi, my husband and I have been married for 4 years. He was previously married fathered two children with his ex wife. As per court agreement he paid R1000 per child. End of 2022 my husband had a conversation with ex wife to explain that he really can't afford the R1000 per child as we were expecting and he o...	Anonymous	1	502	January 1st by Anonymous
	Salary cut and demotion (Preview) Good day. I am a Senior technician for a IT company. I have been working there for almost 3 years. I was brought in last month for a hearing and was told they want to demote me from Senior technician to Junior. I brought in this year alone over R1 Mil for the company. I am a workaholic and cannot say no to work....	Anonymous	0	461	December 20th by Anonymous
	Salary increase (Preview) Good day. I got a salary increase in November 2023. I had to sign a document stating that the salary increase would be in effect from1 Nov 2023 and back pay would be paid in December 2023. I had to sign a letter to state I agree with the salary increase. I got paid yesterday and my salary is still the same. I di...	Anonymous	0	622	December 20th by Anonymous
	Annual Leave application restriction (Preview) Hello, I am looking for the piece of the labour law that states you may not limit when people may apply for leave. For instance, if you only allow staff to apply for leave 2 weeks before they want to go on leave if you only allow staff to apply for leave 30cdays before they want to go on leave Whilst still havi...	Frederick	1	587	December 16th by Anonymous
	CCMA and BARGAINING COUNCILS (Preview) What is the difference between CCMA and bargaining councils. At the local government sector we are told about the Local Government Bargaing Council . I am confused by their powers and responsibilities in terms of referring labour cases. Please advice	Mogau	3	3478	December 16th by Anonymous
	CCMA arbitration award in Liquidation (Preview) Hi, we have a certified CCMA arbitration award and were told Sherriff could enforce the award. The Sherriff told us they don't have jurisdiction to execute once liquidation is in place. We need some advice as to what we can do, if we can do something to get our salaries paid. Liquidators are not giving u...	Anonymous	0	430	December 13th by Anonymous
	Paid for a used car which is now faulty (Preview) Hi We purchased a used vehicle and paid in full. When collecting the vehicle no papers were given and nothing was signed. Was told that all registration papers will be received the next day. When driving the vehicle home we noticed an issue with the gears. We contacted the owner when we arrived home. H...	Bel	0	491	December 5th by Bel
	Unfair Suspension (Preview) I was suspended from work on the 24th November, and when I was told I'd been placed on suspension, I was given absolutely no formal notice of the suspension, I was given no reason for the suspension and was given no time frame for the suspension. For an entire week I heard nothing from my place of business...	Jakey_Josh	0	529	December 2nd by Jakey_Josh
	Deformation of character (Preview) I need ur help	Anonymous	0	462	December 1st by Anonymous
	Deceased estate (Preview) My grandmother died and appointed one of her daughters as an executor. She has 7 children and one of the children lived with her for 13 years with their 2 kids, that daughter is a single parent who also built a cottage on in the yard. The will is said that the share must be split among all 7 daughters, the dau...	Anonymous	0	485	November 13th by Anonymous
	Child Visitation (Preview) Hello I wanted to find out something my daughter is 18 months and her father wants to take her for unsupervised visitation but she isn't completely aware of who he is and he only started visiting her twice a month after she turned 1 ,I told him that he can visit but as long as I am around for now till she gets u...	Anonymous	0	634	November 12th by Anonymous
	No increase (Preview) Hi... The company I work for have not given me a proper increase... They have been giving me soo much added work that was not on my job description and have still left me at the same salary for a 18 months and have now still not given me an increase due to me moving over to another position. They say they can't...	Anonymous	0	469	November 7th by Anonymous
	Car subscription (Preview) I went into a car subscription in June i paid R14000 deposit, las month i got into a financial situation and was unable to pay. I did make a plan and paid R 5000 of my R 7399 subscription. This month i paid the full R 7399 and cant pay the balance as im still recovering from last month. I asked them to pay the ba...	Anonymous	0	582	November 3rd by Anonymous
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