13th CHEQUES: MUST YOU PAY AN ANNUAL BONUS?
November has rolled around again, and with it comes the normal slew of annual bonus questions and complaints like: “My business is struggling. Must I pay Christmas bonuses this year?” and “I haven’t been given a bonus this year – what are my rights?” To start with, nothing in our labour laws gives employees any […]
EMPLOYERS: IMPORTANT BREAKS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
“…..we believe that the SME sector is critical in stimulating economic development, and that it is also a pivotal area in terms of innovation, skills development, entrepreneurship, labour-absorption and job-creation” (from a speech by the Deputy Minister of Small Business and Development) (Note: As always, be particularly careful to take specific advice on anything to […]
ALCOHOL AND YOUR EMPLOYEES: A TOXIC MIX WITH A TWIST OF LAW
The “Silly Season” is upon us, and as always alcohol will play a big part in many of the festivities. But as a responsible employer what do you do about an employee who turns up for work drunk (or on drugs)? Apart from safety concerns (important in all businesses, absolutely critical in some), the mix […]