Employment Conditions
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Meal Intervals
Meal Intervals By André Claassen Basic Conditions of Employment Act Section 14: Meal intervals 1. An employer must give an employee who works continuously ... -
Pay for work on Sundays
Pay for work on Sundays By André Claassen Basic Conditions of Employment 16. Pay for work on Sundays (1) An employer must pay an ... -
Sick Leave
Sick Leave André Claassen Sections 22 (1) through 22 (4) are reasonably clear. During every 36 months cycle, commencing from the first day of ... -
Employee or Contractor? Courts will give effect to Contractual Terms
Employee or Contractor? Courts will give effect to Contractual Terms By Neil Coetzer, Partner, Employment Law, Benefits & Industrial Relations, Cowan-Harper Attorneys In the ... -
Overtime in practice
Overtime in practice By Nicolene Erasmus Under section 10(2) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) it is mandatory to make overtime payment ... -
Payment of Bonuses
Payment of Bonuses André Claassen and Jan du Toit It must be understood that Labour Law is silent on the question of bonuses. This ... -
Terminating fixed-term contracts a headache
Terminating fixed-term contracts a headache Ivan Israelstam Until the new labour laws being currently discussed are implemented it will be easy to appoint a ... -
Resignations
Resignations By Jan du Toit For some or other reason employers and employees are still extremely confused when it comes to resignations and the ... -
Working Hours and Overtime
Hours of Work and Overtime: Chapter 2 of the BCEA regulates working Time, including all hours and overtime. The following is applicable to employees ... -
Withdrawal of job offers
Be careful of creating your own definitions Ivan Israelstam South Africa’s labour-law statutes do not deal with the situation where a job applicant has ...
