JOB INTERVIEWS

Job interviews are nerve-racking, even for those who have chosen to find a new job. Applying for a position and going to job interviews are very stressful activities – especially if you have lost your previous job. Fear of rejection and financial worry can be...

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...