Labour Bulletin Archive September 2010

Must you grant maternity leave to an employee who’s adopting?

There’s great excitement in my family at the moment…my sister is pregnant! Now, I’m well aware this isn’t as exciting for you as it is for me. But I was chatting to her about her leave benefits and they seem pretty good, so it did make me think that I should clarify a few points on maternity leave.

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Do you actually know how well your new employee is settling in?

I’m sure you’re back in the swing of things after the wonderful long weekend. We certainly are around here…Antoinette, one of our managers, has been very busy hiring the perfect candidate for her department.

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Can I add this clause to my employment contracts?

Our labour helpdesk is definitely one of the best benefits of being a subscriber to the Labour Law for Managers loose leaf service.

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Top 3 Tuesday Tips on Teamwork

As the last quarter of the year looms, your employees (and you) could be heading for that dreaded end-of-year slump.

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Can I ask my poor performer to resign?

Here at Fleet Street we make it our business to keep on top of what’s going on in our particular area of expertise. This includes attending conferences.

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It's official: SA's labour laws are too stringent

Ok, that was a bit of an exaggeration - it's not official. But, in my lecture at Wits last night we discussed the perception that South African labour laws are too stringent.

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6 areas to tread carefully when you're hiring

What questions can you ask a prospective employee?

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Here’s a quick tip on Employment Equity

What a week we had last week! But being hectic was worth it…I’m very pleased to say we had great feedback from our Employment Equity Workshop.

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There are many issues around employee privacy – are you aware of them all?

I’ve just read a very interesting story that really got me thinking. The Federal Cabinet in Germany has approved a draft law, which states employers can search for information about a job applicant online…but only on search engines or professional networking sites, not Facebook.

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