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leave

Termination of Employment while on Leave

Apr 8, 2024

Resigning or giving notice while on annual, sick, maternity, family responsibility or parental leave.

Labour Laws are still in effect during lockdown

Apr 1, 2020

There has been a lot of confusion over labour issues arising from the COVID-19 lockdown.

National minimum wage and parental leave

Dec 12, 2018

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the Labour Laws Amendment Bill have been signed into law on 23 November 2018. These laws will bring about some major changes in South African labour law and will...

Entitlement to Accrued Annual Leave on Termination of Employment – Court Judgement

Oct 17, 2018

Is an employer bound by its own changes to its leave policy? What happens when the employer disputes whether the changes were ever implemented, and there is no witness to deny or contradict claims...

Paternity Leave for Fathers

Mar 20, 2018

Parliament has adopted the Labour Laws Amendment Bill with the view to regulate the right of paternal leave. The Labour Laws Amendment Bill was first introduced to parliament in November 2015....

Sick leave over holiday periods

Dec 6, 2017

The December holiday period is close and many employees would be taking annual leave during this time. Employers can expect a flurry of sick leave notes from employees because they were absent on...

Can an employee take leave after giving notice?

Mar 9, 2016

This question is not easy to answer or to explain. It can be confusing unless the provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) are very carefully read and considered. Can an employee...