On the Job with Mark Rossouw – The ins and outs of workmans compensation
As a new business owner, our reader wants to know how the Workman’s Compensation Fund works. She employs six staff members and would like to understand the benefits in case one ...
Splash Festival boosts community coffers
Community coffers will swell by more than R60 000 after a financial injection from the organisers of this year’s MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival. Earlier today festival director Glenn van ...
On the Job with Wouter Booysen – Recession no excuse for defaulting on salary
Our issue this week involves an employee who has not been paid a salary for five months because of, says his boss, the global recession! Our unfortunate reader was promised that ...
Opsies wanneer mede-eienaars skei
Geskryf vir Property Poser Ons Property Poser paneel deskundiges het ’n e-pos van ’n leser ontvang wat sê sy voel soos ’n gevangene in haar eie huis.
On the Job with Mark Rossouw – Take action when an IOD claim takes too long
This week’s e-mail is from an elderly lady who is concerned about the details and progress of her Injury on Duty (IOD) claim following a nasty fall at work. Employed at ...
Blocked drain frustrates tenant
Written for Property Poser Our Property Poser panel has received a query from a tenant who is struggling with a blocked drain in her kitchen.
On the Job with Mark Rossouw – Report work-related injuries as soon as possible
A concerned employer has asked me about Injury On Duty (IOD) compensation relating to a car accident in which one of his employees was involved nearly a year ago. Ten months ...
On the Job with Wouter Booysen – Representation at disciplinary hearings a thorny issue
A reader has contacted me about a problem involving her recent internal disciplinary hearing, at which she was refused union representation. As a union member, she asked that a union representative ...
On the Job with Wouter Booysen – Employers not obligated to pay annual bonuses
Our reader this week feels that she is fighting a losing battle with her employer over the non-payment of annual bonuses. Since joining the company four years ago, the employee has ...
On the Job with Wouter Booysen – Unravelling the definition of insubordination
This week’s reader is a university student who doesn’t know how to handle a very difficult boss – and wants to know what his rights are as an employee. Working as ...