“Honesty is the best policy” (Benjamin Franklin) Employees have a general duty to act loyally, honestly and in their employers’ best interests, and amongst other things that entails avoiding any possible conflicts of interest. A recent Labour Court decision confirms
WERKGEWERS: DIE VERSLAG INGEVOLGE DIE WET OP GELYKE INDIENSNEMING, DIE SPERDATUM EN DIE RISIKO VAN ‘N BOETE VAN R1, 5 MILJOEN
Aangewese werkgewers moet toesien dat hulle die voorgeskrewe verslae oor gelyke indiensneming betyds indien. Die boete vir eerste oortreders is R1,5 Miljoen of 2% van omset, watter bedrag ookal die grootste is. Die boetes vir herhalende oortreders spring sommer na
EMPLOYERS: YOUR EE REPORT DEADLINE AND THE R1,5M FINE RISK
Failure by “designated” employers to lodge their employment equity reports on time risks severe penalties, with first offenders risking a fine of the greater of R1,5m or 2% of turnover (increasing to the greater of R2,7m or 10% of turnover
SKULDBESLAGBEVELE: ‘N PRAKTIESE GIDS OOR DIE NUWE REËLS VIR WERKGEWERS, UITLENERS EN SKULDENAARS
“…die wetgewing oor die toestaan van skuldbeslagbevele is deur kredietverleners misbruik. Dit het aanleiding gegee tot geweldige druk en laste op die persone teen wie hierdie bevele toegestaan word.” (Vertaalde aanhaling uit die hofsaak wat hierin behandel word.) Die Grondwetlike
GARNISHEE ORDERS: A 7-POINT PRACTICAL GUIDE TO NEW RULES FOR LENDERS, DEBTORS AND EMPLOYERS
“…the law regulating the granting of emoluments attachment orders was misapplied and abused by the credit providers. This caused enormous hardship to individuals against whom those orders were issued” (extract from judgment below) How does the Constitutional Court’s new ruling
OP WATTER OUDERDOM GAAN JY AFTREE?
Dit is nooit ‘n aangename proses as ‘n werkgewer stappe teen werknemers moet neem nie. Werkgewers moet redelike stappe neem om te verhoed dat ‘n afdanking outomaties onbillik bevind word. Ons howe is beskermend teenoor werknemers, veral waar daar sprake
BABY BOOMERS: AT WHAT AGE MUST YOU RETIRE?
Employers need to be particularly on their guard for cases in which a workplace dismissal is automatically unfair. Our courts take a particularly dim view of discrimination cases falling into this category. Age discrimination is one such instance, and an
PAIA MANUALS: ANOTHER LAST MINUTE EXTENSION
“Procrastination is the thief of time” (Edward Young, 18th c. poet) If your business is one of those (mostly smaller – see below) businesses temporarily exempted from lodging your PAIA manual until 31 December 2015, you will be happy to
13th CHEQUES: MUST YOU PAY AN ANNUAL BONUS?
November has rolled around again, and with it comes the normal slew of annual bonus questions and complaints like: “My business is struggling. Must I pay Christmas bonuses this year?” and “I haven’t been given a bonus this year –
EMPLOYERS: IMPORTANT BREAKS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
“…..we believe that the SME sector is critical in stimulating economic development, and that it is also a pivotal area in terms of innovation, skills development, entrepreneurship, labour-absorption and job-creation” (from a speech by the Deputy Minister of Small Business