by Altitude | May 12, 2015 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
We are facing the public sector strike and although government has now moved to 6.8%, the Unions are still stuck at 10%. This public sector strike at this stage would be horrendous as the business community has a negative outlook in any event and the foreign...
by Altitude | Apr 8, 2015 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
It is interesting to see that the International Labour Organisation has been discussing ways and means of job creation and in particular, the non-standard forms of employment. We all understand that the world economy is shaky and job creation is at the forefront of...
by Altitude | Mar 2, 2015 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
We have had numerous requests over the past few months as to whether the load shedding can affect the employment relationship, and in particular, the payment for work not done. The reality of the situation is that any businesses, stretching from manufacturing to...
by Altitude | Feb 1, 2015 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
The amendments to the Labour Relations Act became law as from the 1st January 2015. In essence, this means that employers have to comply with the amendments to the Labour Relations Act from the 1st April 2015 as the act allows them three months in which to get their...
by Altitude | Jan 2, 2015 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
As we enter 2015 and the new year we also welcome a new batch of freshly matriculated workers into the economy. Unfortunately, the majority of these work seekers do not have maths or science. We see many reports commenting on the lack of proper education and we...
by Altitude | Dec 4, 2014 | Altitude Employment Solutions News
Annual leave is governed by both employers and employees in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. In essence it is simple; an employee is entitled to annual leave of 21 consecutive days on full remuneration. This could be calculated as 1 day of annual leave...
