Employment Contracts for the New World of Work

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Employment Contracts for The New World of Work deals with the employment contract in South Africa and the importance of this document as the foundation of the commercial relationship between the employee and the employer. _x000D__x000D_It provides practical assistance and information to the entrepre...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nel, Jan Kemp
Otros Autores: Nel, Jan Kemp, Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Knowledge Resources, 2021.
Temas:
South Africa.
Labor contract.
Contrat de travail.
Labor contract
South Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  • CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Origins
  • 1.2 Employer and Employee: Contractual Inter-Dependency
  • 1.3 The Employment Contract as a Commercial Agreement
  • 1.4 The Employee
  • OVERVIEW
  • HOW TO USE THIS BOOK?
  • CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFYING THE PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Employee vs. Independent Contractor
  • 2.3 Classification of Employees
  • 2.4 Other Categories of Employees
  • CHAPTER 3: THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Primary Statutes
  • CHAPTER 4: THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: FORMATION, CONTENTS AND FORMAT
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Element of Control and 'The Right to Manage'
  • 4.3 Validity Requirements
  • 4.4 Formation and Formalities
  • 4.5 Duties and Obligations
  • 4.6 Contract Terms
  • Express, Implied, Statutory Rights and Others
  • 4.7 Changes, Variations and Amendments to the Contract, and Contract Administration
  • 4.8 Interpretation of Contracts
  • 4.9 Types of Contracts
  • 4.10 Contents of Contracts of Employment
  • 4.11 The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal
  • 4.12 Statutory Terms and Conditions of Employment: Automatic Contractual Inclusion
  • CHAPTER 5: TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Fairness
  • 5.3 Instances of Termination
  • 5.4 Statutory Notice Periods
  • 5.5 Resignation
  • 5.6 Causes Recognised by Law, for Termination of Employment and Dismissal
  • CHAPTER 6: PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
  • WORKING FROM HOME (WFH) AND HYBRID WORKING
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The Hybrid WFH Model
  • 6.3 Trust and Transparency
  • 6.4 The WFH Contract of Employment
  • 6.5 Societal Inputs into Contracts
  • 6.6 Managing the Home Office
  • CHAPTER 7: REPUDIATION, BREACHES OF CONTRACT AND REMEDIAL RIGHTS
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Material Breach of Contract and Repudiation
  • 7.3 Examples of Repudiatory Conduct
  • CHAPTER 8: DISPUTES AND DISPUTE PROCESSES
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Disputes Concerning Contracts of Employment
  • 8.3 Unilateral Changes to Contract Terms and Conditions
  • 8.4 Statutory Remedies for Unfair Dismissals
  • 8.5 The Courts and Statutory Mechanisms
  • 8.6 Private Arbitration
  • CONCLUSION
  • TOOLKIT: SAMPLE CONTRACTS, GUIDELINES, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND STATUTORY REGULATIONS
  • A. Sample Contracts and Guidelines
  • 1. Basic Contract of Employment (Shopfloor/General Employees)
  • 2. Letter of Appointment (Staff/Managerial)
  • 3. Limited Duration/Temporary or Project-Based Contract of Employment
  • 4. Domestic Worker's Contract of Employment (Department of Labour)
  • 5. Agricultural/Farm Worker's Contract of Employment
  • 6. Seasonal Employee's Contract of Employment
  • 7. Independent Contractor's Agreement
  • 8. Notes on Restraint of Trade and Confidentiality
  • 9. Key-Performance Areas (KPAs) and Performance Agreement

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