Employers are often confused as to when employees are deemed to have deserted the workplace.
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Employee in jail – what now?
How does an employer deal with an employee who is being held in custody and/or is in jail?
The Impact of the Coronavirus in the Workplace
Given the extra-ordinary circumstances, employers need to consider the best manner in which they can contribute to the prevention of the spread of the virus.
What happens if an employee does not come back to work after a holiday or weekend?
If an employee does not come back to work after a holiday or weekend, he cannot just be dismissed. There are legal and fair ways that must be followed to notify him of his absconsion and explain to...
How the CCMA deals with Abscondment
Abscondment is not desertion, neither is it absence without leave (AWOL). Many people use the three terms interchangeably because they do not know that they are actually different forms of...
Dismissing an employee for absenteeism
While employees are entitled to a certain amount of sick leave within a given period, the fact of the matter is that it is often abused. This is bad as it disrupts the business's overall efficiency...
Desertion – Three Distinctions
What can an employer do when it thinks that one of its employees went on AWOL? Desertion may seem like a fairly straightforward concept to deal with. However, the truth is that many employers get it...
Medical Certificates from Traditional Healers
We receive many questions from employers whether they should accept a 'medical certificate' from an employee who had been to a 'sangoma' or traditional healer. Are medical certificates from...
Dismissed employee returns
Employee turns up for work after being dismissed for abscondment / desertion Firstly, we need to remind readers that about a month ago we posted an article on the difference between abscondment and...
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