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As employees gain confidence in the light of the protection they get from the various labour laws and from the CCMA, they tend to become less subservient to the point where they refuse to obey instructions. To the employer, such insubordination is a nightmare. This is especially true where the employer is taken by surprise and is ill-equipped to deal with insubordinate employees. Because true insubordination goes to the heart of the employment contract, it is vital that both employer and employee fully understand what is expected… (more)
Our experts solve readers’ technical problems — Electrical contracting often presents problems which, when solved by experts and shared in a forum, can be turned into learning opportunities. Working in co-operation with the ECA(SA) and other experts, Vector now provides such a forum. Our expert for this issue is Cecil Lancaster… (more)
The ECA(SA) Facebook presence is working well and allows users to post questions or raise issues that are answered by the ECA(SA) panel of experts. It is also a great place for posting relevant information about our industry… (more)
Electrical contracting often presents problems which, when solved by experts and shared in a forum, can be turned into learning opportunities. Working in co-operation with the ECA(SA) and other experts, Vector now provides such a forum. Our expert for this issue is Cecil Lancaster… (more)
Electrical contracting often presents problems which, when solved by experts and shared in a forum, can be turned into learning opportunities. Working in co-operation with the ECA(SA) and other experts, Vector now provides such a forum. Our expert for this issue is Cecil Lancaster… (more)
The 2011 edition of the “ECA Schedule of Rates” has been finalised and is now available from regional offices. The document is for use by ECA member companies in good financial standing. While the format and layout of the document have not changed, a number of new features have been introduced… (more)
Energy usage in buildings will be promulgated soon under SANS 10400-XA and one of the energy efficiency interventions which will become mandatory is the installation of thermal insulation in buildings. Thermal insulation installers are required to take additional electrical safety measures to protect themselves and home or building owners… (more)
An independent contractor is a person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor is not subject to another’s control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job… (more)
It is common cause that there are three grounds on which an employee’s services may be terminated, namely misconduct, incapacity due to ill health or poor work performance and, finally, operational requirements… (more)
CMH Datcentre Durban has announced that ECA (SA) members qualify to buy vehicles virtually at cost price, with only pre-delivery inspection, licencing and registration costs added. Contact Ridwaan Mahommed directly for pricing or queries on financing… (more)
The ECA(SA) has now been given permission by the chief inspector in the Department of Labour to produce and sell to its members its own pads of blank certificates of compliance/test reports to its members… (more)
The trustees of the Electrical Development Training Trust Fund are proud to announce that Calvin Moore has recently graduated at the University of the Witwatersrand. Calvin gained a BSc Degree in Electrical Engineering after being supported by bursaries from the trust fund for the past four years… (more)
South African law is quite clear – all electrical installation work must be carried out under the control of a registered electrician, and any such work must be accompanied by a proper certificate of compliance issued by a registered person… (more)
Here are some of the salient changes proposed by the four labour law bills that have become so topical these days. The chairperson of the SACCI Labour Portfolio Committee has captured the essence of the changes… (more)
When you dismiss an employee you have to prove you had a good reason, and you followed fair procedure. In law we refer to the former as “substantive fairness” and the latter as “procedural fairness”… (more)
Early in 2005 Marc Yorinda approached the Electrical Development Training Trust Fund for a bursary to study electrical engineering at Wits University. Marc was a Rwandan refugee who arrived in South Africa after having “walked and hitch hiked” from Rwanda… (more)
There are various ethical aspects that health professionals must comply with which are regulated in the ethical and professional rules of the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Failure to comply with these rules may lead to appropriate action being taken against a health practitioner. The importance of these rules to employers is that they also regulate, among others, the issuing of “sick notes”… (more)
Members who have been in business for many years have described 2010 as the worst they can remember. There was an alarming decline in the amount of work available… (more)
The act seems to be directed mainly at suppliers of goods but it also deals with the suppliers of services, and this is where the contractor comes in. I have picked out a few “nasties” which I think contractors ought to be aware of… (more)
Notice is hereby given that the 61st national annual general meeting of the association is to be held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Viewpoint Road, Boksburg on Friday, 26 November 2010 at 14h00… (more)
After many years of both the ECA(SA) and employers having to deal with the dysfunctional Energy SETA, it was placed under administration on 17 September 2010… (more)
Following three meetings between the ECA(SA) and SAEWA, the negotiations for the wages and conditions of employment for all employees falling under the jurisdiction of the NBCEI have almost been concluded. There is only one important outstanding issue which will hopefully have been resolved by the time you read this article… (more)
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