In this video I got through several frequently asked questions and common mistakes around contracts of employment. I provide my opinion and recommendations from a compliance perspective, but also from a truly employment relations perspective taking into consideration what the theoretical ideals are vs what actually happens in practice, the impact of generic templates or very onus contracts with technical legal jargon. I cover everything from answering the question: Must all employees have a contract, do you really need a contract, what does the legislation say about having contracts of employment, including fixed term contracts and I address the not often spoken about issue - where employers don't have documentation because they perceive it to offer greater protection when the relationship is more informal and they are not necessarily complying with the requirements of the labour legislation. I discuss my concerns around the use of one size / generic templates as contracts and then I conclude with two final points - not having contracts, because the employees don't have worker's permits or are technically not allowed to legally work in South Africa and how to go about making amendments to a contract after it has been signed. I also discuss the common noncompliance of only issuing contracts after the probationary period has ended. Everything in this video is based on years of working with contracts of employment and seeing how it plays out in practice.
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Credentials:
Employment Relations practitioner for over 5 years, assisted over 450 clients in various industries across South Africa, over 2000 disciplinary hearings chaired, numerous CCMA cases, retrenchments, restructuring, contracts of employment, incapacity investigations, grievances facilitated, and negotiations.
I am also the Director of Fourie Employment Relations (Pty) Ltd and, lectured and mentored the subject of labour relations at the University of Stellenbosch.
MCom Cum Laude (Industrial Psychology)
Thesis: The behaviours that make small business owners successful and what success means to them (the development of a small business owner competency model)
BCom Hons Cum Laude (Industrial Psychology)
BCom Management Science (Entrepreneurship & Industrial Psychology)
Numerous courses completed on Nonviolent Communication
Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - Disclaimer
1:43 - Do all Employees need to have a contract of employment
7:32 - Still an employee even without a contract
8:39 - Not having a contract thinking it offers more protection
15:31 - Concluding point 1 & 2
16:20 - The purpose of a contract of employment
24:56 - Is having any contract better than no contract
30:59 - Only giving a contract after probation
33:46 - Signing contracts after starting employment
34:40 - No worker's permit and no contract
36:39 - Making changes to contract after it is signed
30 июл 2024