Employment Lite
Temporary employment contracts in a wide variety of forms are becoming an increasingly common feature of the employment landscape – and leading to a lot of confusion. You may have read recently that the CCMA has decided that Uber drivers in South Africa are employees rather than independent contractors, although we will have to […]
Nothing to do with Labour Law
When I was a manager, I seemed to spend much of my time trying to get things done which, “on paper”, should have just worked. Matters that weren’t problems somehow became problems. It took a lot of time and effort just to get ordinary things done. For example, someone on my team might need to […]
Management Overtime
You probably know that junior staff (earning under R205 433.30 per annum) are eligible for paid overtime under the law. Their work is generally measured by the hours worked or perhaps physical output (i.e. number of widgets produced). Your senior staff (i.e. people who earn above this), don’t have an automatic claim to paid overtime. […]
A Gentle Introduction to Employment Law
If you are reading this you might have some exposure into Employment Law already. You may already have attended a Disciplinary or Grievance hearing in your workplace. Not that your boss’s office is a court of law, but those proceedings hopefully share the same basic values you find in an actual court–fairness, hearing both parties, […]