Labour Bulletin Archive January 2010

Don’t let a minor issue turn into a major dispute

I’m sure you agree your year will be better if you can minimise disputes with your employees. One way of doing this is to make sure you have an effective grievance procedure in place. Your grievance procedure must provide a formal structure through which an employee or group of employees can raise any complaint or let you know if they are dissatisfied with anything.

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What’s new in your latest issue of Labourwatch?

You should’ve received your latest issue of the Labourwatch newsletter by now, or you can view it online. We cover some exciting stuff this month, including: Are you unfairly discriminating in the name of affirmative action? , and you don’t always have to pay severance pay

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Can you answer Mark’s labour query?

Have you ever wondered if you can pay your employee less if she’s doing less work? For example, your pregnant employee may not be able to perform her usual duties...can you pay her a portion of her full salary until she’s back “in the swing of things”?

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4 tips to beat strikes

I’m well aware the country’s road to prepare for 2010 has been a rocky one...not least because of the effort to build world-class stadiums. We’ve heard a number of stories over the years about delays to the construction of these stadiums, mostly because of strikes. These have caused setbacks and probably cost the companies huge amounts of money. Would you know what to do if your staff went on strike?

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