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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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

Anonymous

Hi there, I received a job offer from a company which I happy to join. However my current employer has a retraint of trade in the contract. The offer from the new employer is insanely amazing how do I get around my retraint of trade. Note I am a Reconciliation supervisor and the new role is a settlement man...

Cape Town Curious

Hi. I am a teacher at a small private school. I have basically been given the ultimatum of leaving the school in the new year or taking on an extra grade (I teach all subjects), with no extra pay (so double the work for no increase). The school is obviously saving us they are getting read of the other grade'...

Anonymous

I am currently living abroad, but I have an bank account in South Africa held for about 14years. Is there a maximum time that the bank may keep it on hold and then release it to the government ?

Anonymous

Unmarried mom to toddler twins,their dad wants them to visit the house he shares with his family ,including a alcoholic brother ,they grow Marijuana on the property and the alcohol and Marijuana is always left around the house within the children's reach . The dad has a short temper and sees the todd...

Anonymous

Greetings i am working as ward Councilors PA under uMshwathi municipality. Yesterday the guuy came and ask me to write and submit to him a letter containing the reasons why i should not be fired from the work. i then ask him why should i write such a letter because i haven't done anything wrong and no on...

Anonymous

i want to divorce my husband whom i am married in community of property. how do i go about the process

Anonymous

Our company recently started consulting with us with regards to section 189, noting "organisational restructure" as the reason for retrenchments. However this seems to be a farce to reduce salaries of long-standing employees. There are a number of long-standing employees who have been in the c...

Anonymous

There is a review application that was refer ed to Labour Court in 2019, the commissioner had decided to dismiss the matter just because an represented employee could not give him an opening statement. The matter has been setdown before 4 judges, one of them intimated that the matter must be reverted...

Anonymous

There is a review application that was refer ed to Labour Court in 2019, the commissioner had decided to dismiss the matter just because an represented employee could not give him an opening statement. The matter has been setdown before 4 judges, one of them intimated that the matter must be reverted...

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	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	1	1183	May 4, 2024 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	2	1249	May 4, 2024 by Anonymous
	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	1	1187	May 4, 2024 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	1	1160	May 4, 2024 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	1	970	May 4, 2024 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	1	973	May 4, 2024 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	583	Apr 11, 2024 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	551	Apr 10, 2024 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	695	Apr 10, 2024 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	689	Apr 5, 2024 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	849	Mar 29, 2024 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	3236	Mar 20, 2024 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	916	Mar 20, 2024 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	859	Mar 20, 2024 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	807	Mar 20, 2024 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	1639	Mar 20, 2024 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	857	Feb 18, 2024 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	785	Jan 16, 2024 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	706	Jan 12, 2024 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	673	Dec 13, 2023 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	1203	Dec 5, 2023 by Bel
	Restraint of trade (Preview) Hi there, I received a job offer from a company which I happy to join. However my current employer has a retraint of trade in the contract. The offer from the new employer is insanely amazing how do I get around my retraint of trade. Note I am a Reconciliation supervisor and the new role is a settlement man...	Anonymous	0	770	Nov 1, 2023 by Anonymous
	Teachers at Private School (Preview) Hi. I am a teacher at a small private school. I have basically been given the ultimatum of leaving the school in the new year or taking on an extra grade (I teach all subjects), with no extra pay (so double the work for no increase). The school is obviously saving us they are getting read of the other grade'...	Cape Town Curious	0	699	Oct 19, 2023 by Cape Town Curious
	BANK ACCOUNT HOLD (Preview) I am currently living abroad, but I have an bank account in South Africa held for about 14years. Is there a maximum time that the bank may keep it on hold and then release it to the government ?	Anonymous	0	715	Oct 11, 2023 by Anonymous
	Child custody (Preview) Unmarried mom to toddler twins,their dad wants them to visit the house he shares with his family ,including a alcoholic brother ,they grow Marijuana on the property and the alcohol and Marijuana is always left around the house within the children's reach . The dad has a short temper and sees the todd...	Anonymous	0	647	Oct 11, 2023 by Anonymous
	harassment and verbal abuse in the work place by my boss (Preview) Greetings i am working as ward Councilors PA under uMshwathi municipality. Yesterday the guuy came and ask me to write and submit to him a letter containing the reasons why i should not be fired from the work. i then ask him why should i write such a letter because i haven't done anything wrong and no on...	Anonymous	1	623	Oct 5, 2023 by Anonymous
	Divorce (Preview) i want to divorce my husband whom i am married in community of property. how do i go about the process	Anonymous	1	684	Oct 5, 2023 by Anonymous
	Company using section 189 restructure as a front to reduce salaries for long-standing employees (Preview) Our company recently started consulting with us with regards to section 189, noting "organisational restructure" as the reason for retrenchments. However this seems to be a farce to reduce salaries of long-standing employees. There are a number of long-standing employees who have been in the c...	Anonymous	0	587	Sep 28, 2023 by Anonymous
	Finalization of a matter (Preview) There is a review application that was refer ed to Labour Court in 2019, the commissioner had decided to dismiss the matter just because an represented employee could not give him an opening statement. The matter has been setdown before 4 judges, one of them intimated that the matter must be reverted...	Anonymous	0	540	Sep 28, 2023 by Anonymous
	Finalization of a matter (Preview) There is a review application that was refer ed to Labour Court in 2019, the commissioner had decided to dismiss the matter just because an represented employee could not give him an opening statement. The matter has been setdown before 4 judges, one of them intimated that the matter must be reverted...	Anonymous	0	546	Sep 28, 2023 by Anonymous
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