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Question: May employees be forced to work overtime? What if they refuse?
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If an employer contemplates dismissing employees based on operational requirements (retrenchment), the Labour Relations Act (LRA) requires the employer to follow certain procedures. However, may an employer approach employees informally and strike a deal by signing a mutual separation agreement, thereby avoiding the legal technicalities of the LRA?
What penalties can be imposed on an employer if excessive overtime is worked?
Reply to Estelle: Where there is no previous trasgression, a fine of R100 per employee can be imposed. It goes up with a further R100 per employee for every time the transgression is repeated.
Does this apply to the restaurant industry as well. My son is a kitchen manager he does all the ordering of food etc. He works public holidays too and some sundays but does not get paid for this. Is this Illegal?
Thank you. Valuable information.