Legal Questions

Miscellaneous

Salary decreases

Generally, an employer may not decrease an employer’s salary. However, this is subject to many different conditions. For example, the general principle is that an

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Miscellaneous

Salary Increases

Salary increases are not regulated by labour legislation, except in as far as may be provided for in any Main agreement or collective agreement, where

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Termination of Employment

Retrenchment

In terms of retrenchment, the minimum severance pay is 1 week salary for every completed year of service. Severance packages are normally negotiated between employer

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Termination of Employment

Payment instead of notice

Should an employee give notice of resignation, or should the employer give notice of termination of contract or dismissal, and the employer requires the employee

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Termination of Employment

Notice periods

During the first six months of employment, the statutory notice period is 1 week. During the second six months of employment, it is 2 weeks,

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Frequently Asked Legal Questions

Deductions from remuneration

Generally, an employer may not make any deductions from an employee’s remuneration without the written consent of the employee, except for statutory deductions such as

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