Any employee who works for you for more than 24 hours per month must be registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). Failure to register an employee for UIF, alternatively deducting UIF contributions and failing to pay same over to UIF constitutes an offence and you will be liable to pay a fine for non-compliance. Contact CGG INC. Attorneys if you need any assistance in this regard. 010 109 0941
A disciplinary hearing is a meeting between an employer and an employee when the employer wish to discuss an allegation of gross misconduct with an employee (or any other behaviour that merits disciplinary action). Holding a disciplinary hearing ensures two things: that a fair procedure is followed and that there is substantive reason to dismiss the employee. Employers have workplace rules and regulations that all Employees must abide by. In a situation where an Employee allegedly does…
Section 133 of the Companies Act of 2008 places a general moratorium or suspension on all legal proceedings against a company currently under business rescue. The Courts have confirmed that the moratorium is applicable to employment related disputes that are referred to the CCMA and the Labour Court. However, it is important to note that this Section in no way extinguishes the right that employees or their trade union may have to…
Previously an employer could discriminate against a candidate applying for a job. However, the Employment Equity Act permits applicants for employment to challenge their non-selection for the job they applied for based on the ground that they have been discriminated against. The recruitment and selection process are regulated under by the codes of good practice in the Employment Equity Act, more specifically the Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment…
