***This course relates to South African employment labour law with regards to employees employed in South Africa***

The principle of fair labour practice is a fundamental right that is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa which is the supreme law of the land.

Whether you are a small business owner, sole proprietor, partnership or large corporation, if you employ staff you should be equipped with the basics conditions of employment. Should a dispute arise, you must also be informed of the right steps to take. Most importantly, you must know what documentation to keep.

Topics Discussed:

• Regulation of working time
• Interpretation of day
• Ordinary hours of work
• Daily wage payment
• Overtime
• Compressed working week
• Averaging of hours of work
• Determination of hours of work by Minister
• Meal intervals
• Daily and weekly rest period
• Pay for work on Sundays
• Night work
• Public holidays
• Leave
• Annual leave
• Pay for annual leave
• Sick leave
• Proof of incapacity
• Application to occupational accidents or diseases
• Maternity leave
• Parental leave
• Adoption leave
• Commissioning parental leave
• Protection of employees before and after birth of a child
• Family responsibility leave
• Particulars of Employment and Remuneration
• Written particulars of employment
• Informing employees of their rights
• Keeping of records
• Payment of remuneration
• Information about remuneration
• Prohibited conduct by an employer
• Deductions and other acts concerning remuneration
• Payment of contributions to benefit funds
• Calculation of remuneration and wages