Know Your Rights: Overtime: What are considered ordinary working hours, and paid at normal rates? What the Law says: Chapter 2, Section 2.3 of The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No.75 of 1997, as amended in 2020 is part of the new amendment,...
Know Your Rights: What Does the Law Say About Surrogate Mothers? What the Law says: Section 25C of The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No.75 of 1997, as amended in 2020 is part of the new amendment, and states: Commissioning Parental Leave (1) An employee,...
Know Your Rights: Parental Leave What the Law says: Section 25A of The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No.75 of 1997, as amended in 2020 is part of the new amendment, and states: Parental Leave (1) An employee, who is a parent of a...
Know Your Rights: Family Responsibility Leave What the Law says: Section 27 of The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No.75 of 1997, as amended in 2020, states: Family Responsibility Leave (1) This section applies to an employee— (a) who has been in employment...
Protection of employees before and after the birth of a child What the Law says: Section 26 of The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No.75 of 1997, as amended in 2020, states: Protection of employees before and after the birth of a child. (1) ...
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...
Know Your Rights: What payments are due to employees on termination? Payments on termination of Employment On termination of employment, an employer must pay an employee— (a) for any paid time off that the employee is entitled to in terms of section 10 (3)...
Know Your Rights: Do I have to give employee references? No, you do not have to give a verbal or written reference if you choose not to, but legally you have to issue a certificate of service containing the following information, as...
Know Your Rights: Prohibition of work by children. A person must not require or permit a child to work, if the child— (a) is under 15 years of age; or (b) is under the minimum school leaving age in terms of any law. ...
Know Your Rights: Can you receive Payment Instead of Notice? What the Law says: Chapter 3, Section 22-24 of The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No.75 of 1997, as amended in 2020 is part of the new amendment, and states: Can you receive Payment...
