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Resignations – The Basics
Resignations – The Basics
Jan du Toit
For some reason employers and employees are still extremely confused when it comes to resignations and the subsequent issues that may arise. Let us first look at notice periods as described in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act – section 37.
The Act prescribes notice periods not less than;
- a) one week, if the employee has been employed for six months or less;
- b) two weeks, if the employee has been employed for more than six months but not more than one year;
- c) four weeks, if the employee–
- i) has been employed for one year or more; or
- ii) is a farm worker or domestic worker who has been employed for more than six months.
From the above it is clear that the Act does not make provision for a resignation with a notice period shorter than one week. In other words an employment contract may not allow for notice periods […]
Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds
Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds
André Claassen
Dit is noodsaaklik om kennis te neem dat werknemers nie van die werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds (WVF) kan eis wanneer hulle vrywillig bedank nie. Eise kan alleenlik ingedien word wanneer die werkgewer insolvent verklaar is, die kontrak deur die werkgewer beëindig word as gevolg van operasionele vereistes, swak prestasie en wangedrag. Die WVF maak voorsiening vir 5 tipes voordele naamlik: werkloosheidsvoordele, siektevoordele, kraamvoordele, aannemingsvoordele en doodsvoordele. Geregistreerde werknemers wat maandeliks bydraes maak is geregtig om van die fonds te eis vir enige periode van werkloosheid van meer as 14 dae.
Die volgende persone kan nie eis van die werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds nie:
- Werknemers wat in enige van die Staats Departemente werksaam is. Die rede hiervoor is dat hierdie werkers reeds aan ʼn pensioenfonds (GEPF) behoort wat deur die Staat gesubsidieer word;
- Werknemers wat minder as 24 ure per maand werk;
- Immigrante wat op kontrak basis werk;
- Werknemers wat reeds ʼn Staats (ouderdoms) pensioen ontvang
- Werknemers […]
Interview Tips for your First Job Interview
The thoughts of a job interview are enough to turn veteran job hunters to jelly. For a teen or someone similar in age, the thought of interviewing for a job is more frightening than having to tell Dad you lost the car keys—again.
Interviewing for a job doesn’t have to be that scary, though. Some thought and preparation go a long way in relieving your anxiousness over going for a job interview. You’ll still be nervous, everyone is, but using these quick tips will help.
- You know about yourself, but finding out as much as possible about a potential employer will help you feel more secure in what you have to offer that employer as an employee. So research the company for as many facts about it as possible.
The 7 Biggest Trends in Entrepreneurship of 2016
The traditional sense of entrepreneurship has evolved. Here are some of the new trends.
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Entrepreneurship seems to be a popular pastime.
In developed nations, where opportunity abounds, more and more people are choosing the path of entrepreneurship. Rather than the road less travelled, entrepreneurship seems to be something that everyone wants a piece of–to at least “give it a try.”
There are other trends, too. This year is proving to […]
Current affairs in banking industry
Nedbank launches Africa’s first interactive ATM
Nedbank officially launched the very first Interactive Teller and Banker ATM on the African continent, and in so doing, becoming the second bank to do so in the world.
The device effectively transforms a conventional ATM into an interactive on-screen banking session with teller anytime of the day or night. This ATM also responds to the growing trend and need for business and individual clients to make large deposits and withdrawals at unconventional business hours. It allows card-less deposits […]
The future of marketing
Programmatic advertising: the marriage of creativity with technology
Victor Navarro, EMEA sales director, Media Solutions at Sizmek, shared his insights on the rise of programmatic advertising in the United Kingdom at the StrikeAd Mobile Programmatic Advertising event. Navarro urged South African advertisers to get on board with creating relevant messages for mobile users, lest they get left behind, as the days of desktop only advertising are over.
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According to Navarro, humans haven’t adopted technology faster than the speed at which they’ve adopted mobile. “We’re seeing huge numbers of […]
Current affairs
SA gets a reprieve after S&P delivers its verdict
South Africa’s economic fate now lies in its own hands after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) left the country’s investment largely unchanged last week.
Together with Moody’s and Fitch, these decisions must therefore be seen as friendly warnings, rather than as reprieves, about what South Africa is seen to be doing and implementing over the next few months. Although the S&P assessment also recognises the changes and improvements made so far in certain areas of policy, the reality is that the economy remains on the cusp of junk status. South Africa is still at only one notch above junk in both S&P and […]
Franchising mistakes to avoid
Franchising mistakes to avoid
To become a preferred franchisor, franchise companies should avoid the following ten mistakes.
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1. Not charging a royalty on sales but rather adding margin to product
This is problematic, as the franchisor will not benefit from a franchisee adding additional products or services to its range. In addition, according to the Competition Act, the franchisee cannot be forced to purchase goods from the franchisor, especially if similar products are available at a lower price. If franchisees have to […]