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Runaway Employee – Desertion in the Workplace
There is a fine line between extended absenteeism and desertion in the workplace. Desertion is often difficult for employers to prove, but they can still terminate a contract of employment by way of repudiation if the correct process is followed. Written by Kayla Pashiou, Managing Director at Pashiou Incorporated, for LexisNexis South Africa In many recent cases
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Labour Questions that are frequently asked over December break.
1. ARE BONUSES COMPULSORY? Bonuses are usually given at the discretion of the employer. It is, however, important to check an employee’s employment contract to ascertain the exact agreement on bonuses. If there is no clause in the employment contract, it is entirely up to the employer as to whether they wish to give their
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Runaway Employee ? – LexisNexis Article
There is a fine line between extended absenteeism and desertion in the workplace. Desertion is often difficult for employers to prove, but they can still terminate a contract of employment by way of repudiation if the correct process is followed. Written by Kayla Pashiou, Managing Director at Pashiou Incorporated, for LexisNexis South Africa Read More Below https://www.lexisnexis.co.za/lexis-digest/legal/runaway-employee-desertion-in-the-workplace
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Desertion
In many recent cases brought forward, companies are experiencing excessive employee absenteeism in the workplace. There is, however, a fine line between extended absenteeism and desertion in the workplace. Desertion is when an employee is absent from the workplace without the intention to return back to work, whereas extended absenteeism is when an employee is
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