Category: Information & Research

Dismissal from employment October 6, 2016 Business Matthias Ruziwa“Dismissing employees is sometimes necessary; however, it can be costly and can also affect wider employee morale and potentially damage the business. It should be considered only when other, more positive options to improving performance and behaviour have failed. ” From my experience, dismissal of an employee occurs when …

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Tripartite Negotiating Forum Bill to improve labour relations August 11, 2016 Business Business EditorTHE Attorney General’s Office has come up with a draft Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) Bill as part of Government efforts to give the forum legal status. The move is expected to improve labour relations between employers, workers and the Government and facilitate tackling …

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Employers should show a human face August 11, 2016 Business Labour: Davies Ndumiso SibandaManaging employees is not about following the law alone but the application of labour laws has to be supported by excellent human relation skills if organisational goals are to be met. Mary is a tea lady and also provides cleaning services and has been …

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Who is an employee? August 4, 2016 Business Davies Ndumiso Sibanda WITH many organisations struggling to pay wages, many employers have resorted to engaging people who work for commission without being tied to a contract of employment. The challenge with contracts for service as opposed to contracts of employment is that when times are good service …

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