JOB SEEKERS
I would like to give some pointers on how to approach job applications, your CV and the interview(s) because candidates don’t always behave professionally. Your CV should be very professional. No spelling mistakes. No grammar mistakes. South African spelling. Good...
RETRENCHMENT
CORRECT PROCEDURE Consultation must take place as soon as the employer contemplates retrenchment: With a workplace forum. With a registered trade union whose members are likely to be affected or With the employee/s likely to be affected. An attempt must be made to...
TRIGGERS EXPLAINED
Being triggered means that an event or conversation triggered an old painful memory of a traumatic experience from the past. It can be someone shouting at you, lying to you, being mean, disrespectful, or perhaps rejecting or abandoning you. You may experience the same...
NEW LAW TO SEVERELY RESTRICT THE HIRING OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN SA
You will not be able to employ a foreign worker unless they have a work visa, a temporary asylum document, or permanent asylum which can take many years to obtain. The Gauteng government is going to use employment quotas (limits) on businesses as to the number of...
PROCEDURE TO DISMISS AN EMPLOYEE
People often dismiss an employee without following due process. An employee stole from the employer and the employer caught them red-handed and fired the employee on the spot. Demanded that they leave the premises immediately. The employee has laid a grievance against...
ARE EMPLOYERS OBLIGED TO PAY STAFF DURING LOAD-SHEDDING?
If the company’s employment contract stipulates working hours and the employees turn up for work, they must be paid, even during load-shedding. The employer may however structure shifts to coincide with load-shedding schedules and pay employees according to the shift...
Job Seekers
Your CV should be very professional. No spelling mistakes. No grammar mistakes. South African spelling. Good layout. All bullet points and numbers should be in line with each other – not all over the show. Don’t say: “references available on request.” List your...
GOOD NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO EARN LESS THAN R18 673 PM!
The new annual earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), and the Employment Equity ACT (EEA) will be R224,080.48 per year (R18,673 per month) from 1 March 2022. It was R211,596.30 per year (approximately R17,633 per month). The BCEA and...
STEPPARENTING
Stepparenting can be very stressful when you don’t understand your role and if you don’t know how to behave with your stepchildren. If you are a stepparent then this article is for you. The role of a stepparent Your role is to be a caring, respectful and helpful adult...
SPEND TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN
Make time for your children. Have meals with them. Talk to them. Listen to them. Converse. Don’t watch TV during this time, and ban cell phones at meal times – for good. Have you noticed how much more you converse with your family during load-shedding? Mealtime should...
DEVELOP YOUR CHILD’S SELF-ESTEEM
Small babies can read body language and they respond to tone of voice, so if you get angry because they’re crying, they will be negatively affected. Remain calm and speak in a kind, soothing voice. Even tiny babies read your facial expressions and tone of voice. Your...
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILD
Explain why you say no. Don’t say: “Because I said so!” They want and deserve an explanation. Explaining to your child why you want them to do something, or why you don’t want them to do something, explains the value of it. Once your child understands your reason,...