Labour Bulletin Archive July 2010

Employer myth #1: Exit interviews are a waste of time

Most people like surprises…if they’re good ones! Have you had an unpleasant surprise recently, like one of your best employees upping and leaving? Just when you were confident he was settled, happy and a key member of the team. What happened?

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Double jeopardy doesn’t just happen in the movies!

One of the ladies in my class at business school took me aside to ask an industrial relations question. I couldn’t wait to hear it…these are generally very interesting! You wouldn’t believe what some employees (and employers) do!  But this one was one of the worst “what are they doing?” ones I’ve ever heard!

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Wouldn’t you like to get R121951.21 just to sit at home?

The article from Legalbrief was about the ridiculous amount of money we taxpayers fork out to pay suspended public servants. This year alone, we’ve had to cough up R45m! That’s four times more than the amount paid out during 1999.

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What’s happening with the Protection of Personal Information legislation?

New legislation has been in the pipeline for some time now in the area of privacy and data protection. When it comes into operation it will have a great impact on many aspects of your human resources function.  You must be aware of what employee information you get and retain and what your obligations are disseminating this information.

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Must I pay my manager overtime?

In a time when South Africans seemed to have slowed down to soak up the atmosphere of the World Cup, you can be sure there are a few of your employees who are picking up the slack. These are probably your managers. It reminded me of an interesting subscriber query I got a little while ago… Must I pay my manager overtime?

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