Tag: Employment Law

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law | Labour Law Honesty at Work: A 50c Coin Costs a Bank Teller Her Job “There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men.” (William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) A recent Labour Court decision is a stark reminder to employees that an employment relationship is founded on trust, and thatRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law | Labour Law - Normal Retirement Age What’s the Normal Retirement Age? “When cognitive capacities are the focus, the 70s are the new 50s.” (IMF) Fake news articles suggesting that South Africa was implementing a new standard retirement age policy, supposedly from 30 May this year, recently went viral on socialRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment and Labour Law - Restraint of Trade Restraint of Trade Gone Wrong “The legal principles, as I understand them, do not confer on me the powers of Father Christmas. I cannot rescue the un-rescuable.” (Quoted in the judgment below) We all want loyal, competent staff who remain motivated to stay with usRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment & Labour Law - Fixed Term Contracts Fixed Term Contracts: A Guide for Employers and Employees It’s vital for both employers and employees to understand the practical and legal differences between permanent and fixed term employment arrangements. What is a fixed term contract? A fixed term contract is a temporary employment arrangementRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment and Labour Law - Minimum Wage New National Minimum Wage The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2025 by 4.4% from R27,58 per hour to R28,79 per hour. Domestic workers: Assuming a work month of 22 days x 8 hours per day, R28,79Read more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employers - Severance Pay on Retrenchment Employers: How to Avoid Paying Severance Pay on Retrenchment “Only in our dreams are we free; the rest of the time we need wages.” (Terry Pratchett) Retrenching employees can be an expensive business. You’ll have to pay each employee a minimum of one week’s pay for eachRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment and Labour Law - 13th Cheques Employers: Must You Pay 13th Cheques? “The best investment you will ever make are your employees” (Peter Drucker) As the end of the year approaches, many employees are eagerly awaiting their 13th cheque or year-end bonus. However, not every employer is in a position to payRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law & Labour Law - sick leave It’s Sick Leave Season – Can You Reject a Dodgy Doctor’s Sick Note? “Many people including workers in South Africa do not have the wherewithal to determine between a qualified doctor, an unqualified doctor and one who is operating illegally. That is why there areRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law & Labour Law - Constructive Dismissal When is Resignation a Constructive Dismissal? “…the prospect of continued employment must be shown to have been objectively intolerable and the employee must have resigned due to the intolerable situation and not for another reason.” (Extract from judgment below) Perhaps you are an employer, andRead more

Article courtesy of Law Dot News | Employment Law and Labour Law - minimum wage Effective 1 March 2024: New National Minimum Wage The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2024 by 8.5% from R25-42 to R27-58. Domestic Workers: Assuming a work month of 21 days x 8 hours per day,Read more