03 April - Labour

Mandla Malgas – from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration was instudio to talk about Insubordination. It is broadly defined as an unwillingness to submit to authority either through an open refusal to obey an order or through a failure to carry authority and is said to be a common problem in the workplace. Examples of insurbordination include: actively challenging or criticizing a superior's orders, interfering with management, showing open disrespect toward a supervisor, making threats or using coercion or physical violence, using abusive language or making malicious statements and ignoring instructions. Mandla explained the appropriate response to insurbodination and discipline is one of the best responses. For more information you can contact the CCMA on (021) 469-0111 or visit www.ccma.org.za

We also spoke to Zolisa Sigabi – Spokesperson for the department of Labour. We were talking about the Compensation Fund. The revenue of the Compensation Fund consists mainly of annual assessments paid by the registered employers on a basis of a percentage or fixed rate of the annual earnings of their employees. The Act makes provision for the payment of compensation to employees sustaining an injury on duty. The employer is protected against all civil claims which may be instituted against him in the event of an injury on duty, even in the event of alleged negligence. The Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund announced on Tuesday that employers have until April 30th to submit their Return of Earnings forms. Employers failing to submit after the new deadline would face having to pay penalties. Zolisa explained more on that. For any further enquiries, clients can contact the Fund on 0860 10 5350 or fax forms through to (012) 357 1817.