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Effective 1 March 2025: New National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each 'ordinary hour worked' has been increased from 1 March 2025 by 4,4% from R27,58 per hour to...
King-Essack & Associates
Mar 121 min read
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Employers: Must You Pay 13th Cheques?
'The best investment you will ever make are your employees' (Peter Drucker) As the end of the year approaches, many employees are eagerly...
King-Essack & Associates
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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Protect Your Employees from Harassment and Abuse – or Pay the Price
'It takes leadership to improve safety.' (Jackie Stewart, Formula 1 legend) One of your key duties as an employer is to create a working...
King-Essack & Associates
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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How Does the New Corruption Reporting Law Affect Your Business?
' In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption...' (President Cyril Ramaphosa) You may have...
King-Essack & Associates
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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It’s Sick Leave Season – Can You Reject a Dodgy Doctor’s Sick Note?
'Many people including workers in South Africa do not have the wherewithal to determine between a qualified doctor, an unqualified doctor...
King-Essack & Associates
Aug 23, 20244 min read
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Cannabis Policies in the Workplace: A Delicate Balancing Act
Cannabis policies in the workplace: a delicate balancing act.
King-Essack & Associates
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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When to Lawyer Up
'The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers.' (Shakespeare) Shakespeare must have had an unhappy experience or two with the...
King-Essack & Associates
Apr 11, 20243 min read
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Effective 1 March 2024: New National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each 'ordinary hour worked' has been increased from 1 March 2024 by 8,5% from R25,42 to R27,58....
King-Essack & Associates
Mar 20, 20241 min read
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You Can (and Should) Both Discipline and Prosecute Thieving Employees
'It's the profile of the most trusted individual, in a position of trust, like an accountant or bookkeeper. They usually never take...
King-Essack & Associates
Feb 28, 20243 min read
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Moonlighting Without Consent is Misconduct – A Firing Offence
'…moonlighting as a matter of principle is unacceptable...' (extract from judgment) Up to a quarter of all middle-class South Africans...
King-Essack & Associates
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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The New Law on Parental Leave – A Simple Summary for Employers and Employees
'The crux of the case is about unequal treatment of persons.' (Extract from judgment below) The recent High Court judgment which declared...
King-Essack & Associates
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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A Dishonest 'I’m Too Sick to Come to Work' Excuse is a Firing Offence
'…an employment relationship is predicated on trust' (Extract from judgment below) Our courts have once again confirmed that dismissal is...
King-Essack & Associates
Sep 22, 20232 min read
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Understanding Your Legal Obligations as an Employer of Domestic Workers
In the context of this article, domestic workers refer to individuals who work in your home, including: gardeners, cleaners, cooks,...
King-Essack & Associates
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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Overtime: The Importance of Agreements
'…an employer may not require or permit an employee to work … overtime except in accordance with an agreement' (Basic Conditions of...
King-Essack & Associates
May 19, 20232 min read
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Effective 1 March 2023: New Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage
Employers and employees need to keep an eye on the annual increases in both the National Minimum Wage and the Earnings Threshold,...
King-Essack & Associates
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Your Employee Reaches Retirement Age and Wants to Keep Working – What Should You Do?
'For many, many people, I’m a firm believer that 60 is the new 50.' (Carolyn Aldwin, director of Oregon State University’s Centre for...
King-Essack & Associates
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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Dismissed for Criticising a Mine’s “No High Heels in the Workplace” Rule
“The evil in this case is the wearing of high heels as opposed to flat shoes. It is a case that pits sartorial elegance against health...
King-Essack & Associates
Oct 28, 20223 min read
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