Contracts
What are an employee’s duties and obligations in an employment contract?
- Published on 8 Feb 2013
- Jan Kemp Nel
In terms of the contract of employment, the employee has specific and implied duties:
- “Specific contractual understandings” must be in writing and could be about issues such as time-keeping, productivity, safety, health and security requirements.
5 facts that you must know about employment contracts
- Published on 28 Nov 2012
- Jan Kemp Nel
1. In South Africa, all people contracted to perform a job, no matter how menial, are considered to be ‘employees’, for the purposes of labour legislation. Only independent contractors are excluded, e.g. a plumber or electrician, who you need to call in from time to time, is an independent contractor.
