My employer has refused to accept my sick note and is withholding my pay
An employer refuses to accept a sick note/medical certificate from an employee signed off by a clinic sister and withholds the employee’s pay. What can...
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Breaking down sick leave – Rights, obligations and limitations
Introduction
Many employers and employees appear to not know their rights or obligations pertaining to sick leave and the limitations in respect of taking sick leave....
Valid medical certificates – Clarity in the uncertainty
Introduction
Employers are all too aware that section 23(2) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 as amended (“the BCEA”) requires that in...
What are employees’ and employers’ rights and obligations in terms of sick leave in South Africa?
Introduction
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 75 of 1997 (“the BCEA”) gives effect to the right to fair labour practices referred to in section 23(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa by establishing and making provision for the regulation…
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Witchcraft at work – Using muti to intimidate a colleague is a dismissible offence
Using muti or traditional preparations to intimidate, scare or threaten a colleague constitutes misconduct and employers have the right to “remove such purveyors of darkness...
