Payment on public holidays can be difficult when the work is conducted on a day the employee would normally have worked versus a day the employee would not normally have worked.
Sick leave is not only exclusively payable upon presentation of a sick note.
Since South Africa banned the importation and exportation of asbestos, as well as the use and manufacturing of the mineral in 2008, many businesses have struggled to get completely rid of certain asbestos-containing material.
The expectation is that businesses provide a meal break after five hours of work, as per legal requirement.
Medical surveillance is a planned medical programme with periodic examinations, which may include clinical examinations, biological monitoring, and/or medical testing of employees.
It is a common occurrence that employers only allow overtime to be paid once an entire week’s hours are completed, regardless if the ordinary hours per day are exceeded.
Under no circumstances are businesses allowed to employ any person without the necessary documentation to work in place.
Agri-workers are currently entitled to a minimum wage of R18.68 per hour by law. This is different to the R20.76 per hour for other sectors.
Several findings on verbal abuse were noted. The specifics of these findings included managers making threats, yelling, cursing, and using harsh derogatory language toward employees in the workplace. All SIZA members and businesses need to remember that no form of abuse is allowed, including verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.
SIZA implemented the Environmental Second-Party Verification programme as part of its drive towards continuous improvement and to manage environmental risks within the agricultural sector.