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16 guides to help you navigate employment law matters.

All Guides Consumer Rights (12) Employment Law (16) Family Law (11) Property Law (3) Criminal Law (1)

Administration Orders

What is an administration order and who can apply for it? Learn more about administration orders by reading this LegalWi...

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Being Employed

What is a contract of employment and what are the terms and conditions usually contained therein? Learn about contracts...

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Dismissals

A dismissal is when a contract of employment between an employer and employee is terminated by the employer. In other wo...

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Harassment

What is harassment and how would you go about getting a protection order in South Africa? This QuickLaw guide offers inf...

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Maintenance

Maintenance is an amount of money that a person has to pay towards another person based on a legal duty to support that...

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Prescription

Prescription is when a debt (for example, obligation to pay money) is extinguished after a period of time. Get an overvi...

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Retrenchment

Retrenchment is a form of dismissal due to no fault of the employee, it is a process whereby the employer reviews its bu...

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Strikes and Lock-outs

To strike is the refusal to work, the slowing down of work or the obstruction of work by employees (“strikers”) and take...

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Workplace Injuries

In terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (“COIDA”), the Compensation Fund (“Fund”) provid...

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