The South African Payroll Association (SAPA) shows the necessary notice periods and severance pay that South Africans are entitled to in 2022.
There has been an increase in the number of retrenchments in various industries as many are just keeping their heads above water, says Kristy Keating an executive committee member of the South African Payroll Association .
The minimum amount a person is entitled to upon retrenchment is governed by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act or certain bargaining councils that have main agreements agreeing to differing amounts, said Keating.one week of severance pay for every year of completed serviceOne week for 6 months of service or less.Interestingly, Keating said that if an employer does not want the employee working the notice period, they still need to pay it out.
Typically, operational requirements involve measures adopted by the employer to cut costs or improve profit or in order to restructure its business or alter the manner in which its employees work, to meet an operational imperative, said Keating.
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