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		<title>YOUTH WAGE SUBSIDY</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Youth Wage subsidy is an amount to be paid towards the wages or salary of first-time workers. The subsidy is being discussed at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac). The council includes labour, business and government and the DA says Cosatu is blocking approval. It is thought the subsidy could provide jobs]]></description>
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		<title>UIF WORKING FOR YOU</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do we have Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)? The government established the fund to assist those who lost their jobs. The fund is also for those who will not be paid a full salary for a period of time as a result of pregnancy, illness, adopting a child under the age of two years or]]></description>
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		<title>BASIC GUIDE TO BARGAINING COUNCILS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basic Guide to Bargaining Councils Trade unions and employers’ organisations may form bargaining councils. Bargaining councils deal with collective agreements, solve labour disputes, establish various schemes and make proposals on labour policies and laws. Powers and Functions The main powers and functions of a bargaining council are to: • make and enforce collective agreements; •]]></description>
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		<title>REINSTATEMENT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reinstatement is the primary remedy provided in the Labour Relations Act for substantively unfair dismissals. Where an employee seeks reinstatement following a substantively unfair dismissal, the employer can only escape reinstatement being awarded where (1) the circumstances surrounding the dismissal make the continued employment relationship intolerable or(2)it is not reasonably practicable for the employer to]]></description>
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		<title>RESIGNATION LETTER SAMPLE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resignation letter sample A resignation letter is written by an employee who no longer wants to work for his current company. The resignation letter informs the employee about his decision citing reasons and the date from which he would like to resign. The resignation letter is normally addressed to the immediate superior or the personnel]]></description>
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		<title>CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Section 186 (e) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) defines constructive dismissal as having occurred when “an employee terminated a contract of employment with or without notice because the employer made continued employment intolerable for the employee”. Many employers adopted a “resign to avoid dismissal” policy; in short, this would involve an employee being given]]></description>
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		<title>ILL-HEALTH, INJURY DISMISSALS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Labour Relations Act (LRA) obligates employers to do everything humanly possible to avoid the dismissal of ill or injured employees. This obligation primarily flows from the fact that an employee’s ill health or injury is a so-called “no fault” scenario and, as such attempts to preserve the employee’s employment must receive priority. That’s not]]></description>
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		<title>BE SPECIFIC WHEN DRAFTING NOTICE TO ATTEND DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers frequently complete disciplinary hearing charge sheets poorly without properly outlining the specific components of the allegations being levelled against an employee. Employers often accuse employees of acts of misconduct which, in fact, cannot be proved. An employer’s assumptions or suspicions are of no value if they cannot be proved on the balance of probabilities]]></description>
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		<title>A DUTY TO REPORT MISCONDUCT?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An employee may well be obliged to report knowledge of dishonest activities on the part of his or her co-workers. If an employer knows that some fellow employees are stealing from the employer, for instance, the employee’s failure to share that knowledge with the employer may well lead to the employee’s dismissal. For further information]]></description>
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		<title>EMPLOYEES WHO BRING THE COMPANY NAME INTO DISREPUTE BY THEIR ONLINE ACTIONS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South African law similarly recognises the right of an employer to take action against an employer where the employee’s private actions impact on the employment relationship. The employer may discipline an employee who cause harm to the company by making remarks about the company, its products, service or staff on social media networks. The test]]></description>
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