Labour Bulletin Archive January 2009

How to approach salary increases

In the current economic climate you’re probably asking yourself if you should be more cautious than usual in relation to salary increases. You can look at this issue from two perspectives, the legal one and the bigger 'market-related' picture.

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Don’t let a negative employee cost you thousands

Do you have any of these problems in your company: High staff turnover, Absence from work, “Go slows” or employees cutting work hours short, Non-performance, Low mood or energy levels.If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these, you could have a problem with employee negativity.

 

 

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Can my employee take her maternity leave at a later date?

My employee unexpectedly went into labour at seven months while she was on her December holiday. She gave natural birth to twins but because the babies were premature they’re not going to be discharged until the end of March.  My employee wants to return to work at the end of January and then take her additional three months maternity leave when her babies are discharged from hospital.

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Payment for employee-training may be required

your employees may occasionally have to work after hours, but this could be for something quite career-rewarding like training. The only strain here is knowing whether or not you pay them overtime... Must we pay overtime to employees for training?

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Can my employee agree to work extra overtime?

According to the BCEA, an employee should work normal hours of not more than 45 hours per week and overtime of not more than 10 hours per week. Is there any provision allowing my employee to agree to work more than the 10 hours per week overtime?

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Do you ensure a healthy work-life balance?

I’m sure your employees, and probably you, are having trouble being as productive as they need to be. One of the biggest problems is that employees are used to spending time with their families over the holidays and now work returns to take up most of their time again.

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Does Diwali count as a public holiday?

Just because the BIG holiday is behind us, doesn’t mean you don’t have to think about employee leave until December. South Africa has a cosmopolitan and eclectic mix of people and cultures, and it’s easy to be unsure of which religious holidays your staff are entitled to take time off for.

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