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Managing Probationary Employees

How long is probation? According to Rule 10 (4) of the Code of Good Practice, GN 42 of 2007; an employee can be on probation for a period of not more than 12 months. This is dependent on the nature of...

Probationary Employee

Mar 23, 2023

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SPECIAL ISSUE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The law recognises the right of persons to work safe and healthy working conditions. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 that Tanzania has ratified, recognises the...

OSH

Mar 22, 2023

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Hours and Days of Work

How many days should an employee work? The law permits an employee to work to a maximum of six days a week. (Section 19 (2) (a) ELRA) How many hours in a week can an employee work? An employee may be ...

Working Hours

Mar 20, 2023

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Managing Disciplinary matters at the workplace – Warnings

What are the obligations of an employer in managing Conduct? It is the employer’s duty to establish and implement a Code of Conduct for employees at the work place and to have disciplinary policies an...

Warning Letters

Mar 20, 2023

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Termination of Employment

Who can terminate an employment contract? Termination is the ending of employer/employee relation and it can happen in various ways. The employer can terminate an employment contract; an employee can ...

Termination General

Mar 20, 2023

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Terminal Benefits

What are the terminal benefits that an employee is entitled to upon termination of employment? There are different types of termination of employment. Employment may be terminated by the employee or t...

Terminal Benefit

Mar 20, 2023

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Severance Pay

In what circumstances can severance be payable or not payable to an employee? (a) Severance pay shall be paid to an employee if; - Termination is by the Employer The termination is based on retrenchme...

Severance Pay

Mar 20, 2023

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Termination for Operational Requirements/Retrenchment

What is the difference between retrenchment and redundancy? Termination by reason of operational requirements is commonly known as retrenchment or redundancy. It is the termination of employment solel...

Retrenchment

Mar 20, 2023

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“BACK TO WORK” POST-COVID-19

What are the requirements of Health and Safety once staff resumes work? An employer should Identify and mitigate risks to workers and other persons connected to the workplace arising from exposure to ...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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Measures to reduce operational costs amidst COVID-19

In these difficult and unprecedented times, many employers are finding it financially hard to keep up with the administrative costs of running a business including payment of remuneration. We have gat...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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Retrenchment amidst Covid-19

Amidst the outbreak of the global pandemic of Covid-19, some employers have had to reduce the size of businesses or to shut down operations. This necessitates cutting down on the number of employees. ...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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Labour Matters arising from Working in the Covid-19 pandemic

Scenario: The HR of Mamboleo Tech is finding it hard to manage the conduct of the employees while they work from home. Some do not log in and others leave the online meetings without any notice. He ne...

Labour Updates on Covid-19

Mar 17, 2023

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