The supervisor's 'sins' can be visited upon the employer - end Today's Workspace  |  Joseph Masango In the first article I touched on how an employer may be held vicariously liable for the conduct of its employee. In the second article I referred to real-life situations of how this has played itself out at two work spaces, and how they were concluded in court. Posted on: Wednesday, 16 November, 2011

Sexual harassment should not be tolerated in the workplace Know Your Labour Rights  |  Mpho Ngwako Any form of harassment amounts to unfair discrimination. If you are unfairly discriminated against because of your sexual orientation, race, HIV status, our Constitution guarantees you protection under the Fundamental Bill of Rights provisions. Posted on: Friday, 11 November, 2011

Exit interviews: Aims and outcomes Know Your Labour Rights  |  Mpho Ngwako An exit interview is a process conducted with departing employees just before they leave the organisation. The exit interview procedure has not been popularly practiced in the recent past. This is because of the potential subjectivity of the process; the nature of results obtained; and the desire by... Posted on: Friday, 04 November, 2011

The supervisor's 'sins' can be visited upon the employer Today's Workspace  |  Joseph Masango In the last article I talked about how an employer may be held vicariously liable for the conduct of its employee. This will be with respect to the harm which its employee will have delictually brought upon a third party.If the claim is successful, this can attract costs, huge costs at times, to the... Posted on: Wednesday, 02 November, 2011

How to survive workplace change Know Your Labour Rights  |  Mpho Ngwako The demands of business today have serious challenges both at individual and corporate level. Change and restructuring has a way of tampering with the comfort zone of employees in the workplace. Posted on: Thursday, 27 October, 2011

Types of disputes in an employment relationship Know Your Labour Rights  |  Mpho Ngwako The Trade Dispute Act of Botswana recognises and defines three types of disputes namely: Dispute of Interest, Dispute of Right, Apprehended Dispute. Posted on: Thursday, 15 September, 2011

The Trade Dispute Act and the Employment Act of Botswana Know Your Labour Rights  |  Mpho Ngwako The Trade Dispute Act and the Employment Act have been in operation since 2003 and 2004 respectively. The purpose of these Acts was and is to create a 'union-friendly' environment for all the stakeholders. Posted on: Friday, 09 September, 2011

Management of poor work performance Today's Workspace  |  Joseph Masango Some employers complain that supervisors fail to manage poor work performance. Some have learnt the hard way in court in the course of locking horns with applicants over matters of alleged poor work performance. There is a request for some guidelines or approach which supervisors can follow. Posted on: Wednesday, 24 August, 2011

Essential services concept: International Labour Organisation (ILO) guidelines Know Your Labour Rights  |  Mpho Ngwako Essential Services concept is a collective bargaining issue. Section 43 of the Trade Dispute Act 03 of 2005 governs this provision. The Trade Dispute Act terminology of this provision has followed a list and the definition approach of the Essential Services as guided by the ILO guidelines. Posted on: Thursday, 04 August, 2011