Labour Tips

Registration

• Are you registered with the Compensation Commissioner?
• Are you registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund?

Employment contracts

• Does every employee have a signed employment contract? Do these employment contracts comply with all applicable legislation?
• Do you use legislation to your optimum benefit in drafting your employment contracts?
• Do you address the following clearly in your employment contracts:
  • Disciplinary code and procedures
  • Policies (smoking, harassment, cell phone, internet, etc.) and procedures
  • Leave (sick, annual, family responsibility, study, maternity)
  • Over time, time off, short time, working time
  • Retirement age
  • Accommodation
  • List of duties

• Is documentation regarding the following in place:
• Salary slips that comply with Labour Legislation
• Leave – forms and procedure

• Disciplinary code – is the code relevant and up to date?
• Do you have a copy of the following legislation available in the workplace:
  • Basic Conditions of Employment Act
  • Employment Equity Act
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Personnel files

Do you follow the correct procedure in terms of the following:

• Disciplinary hearing
• Appeal procedure
• Grievance procedure
• Appointing procedure
• Dismissal procedure
• Injury on duty procedure

Other

• Do yo pay at least the applicable minimum wage?
• Do you comply with the Employment Equity Act?
• Do you comply with the Skills Development Act?
• Is there a trade union in your working environment and do you know what your rights are as an employer?
• Do you comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act?