Know Your Rights: Maternity Leave What the Law says: Section 25 of The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No.75 of 1997, as amended in 2020, states: Maternity leave (1) An employee is entitled to at least four consecutive months of maternity leave. (2) An employee may commence...
They say that it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make a lifestyle. At the beginning of March 2020, a lot of companies started social distancing and started moving to virtual meetings, and a lot of our clients offered...
We have a wealth of knowledge and experience. RESOURCE recruitment was established in 2002, after the owner, Kirsten Glen, has been working in the industry for a number of years. RESOURCE recruitment prides itself in having an exceptionally low staff...
The world is changing and so is the way we do business. 2020 has seen businesses globally, from big to small, being given the “virtual shove” into changing the way that they do things- working remotely and communicating electronically. Since the...
In August 2019 an Amendment to the National Qualifications Framework Act was gazetted, which will have a direct impact on job seekers and employers. Among other things, the act makes direct mention of job applicants and employees misrepresenting themselves on...
The National Minimum Wage Act As of January 2019, the first ever National Minimum Wage Act came into effect, and while most employers have embraced this initiative, we thought that we would give you a summary to re-cap. What is the rate? The...
As managers and recruiters, we just thought that we had Millennials figured out, and then Gen Z arrived, and we are going to have to change the way that we do business again! Generation Z (also known as Post Millennials or...
This June we celebrate Youth Day on the 16th, so this is an ideal time to employ some young, energetic graduates and school leavers Did you know that you can claim back monthly against your PAYE submissions for new staff members...
A challenge to any business when you are trying to keep productivity up, staff motivated and focused and expenses down. It is important to know what you legally are obliged to pay staff- so that you are not paying too much...
For a lot of companies, they make up their own rules when it comes to what is allowed for Family Responsibility Leave, and often employees in the past have set president and the company policy with regards to this has...
