Unit 4.1

Defines the employer-employee relationship, including the terms and conditions of employment.

Designation given to the employee, for example, Accounts Assistant, Secretary and Purchasing Executive.

Can be used to identify a particular job within  an organisation.

Summary of the essence of the job.

Gives  the reader a complete and concise account of what is involved in the job. 

Job duties and responsibilities are the heart of a job description.

Any monetary benefit offered by the employer to its employees for meeting expenditures, over and above the basic salary.

Rates of salaries or wages or bonus to be paid are subject to the negotiation between the employee or the trade union representing employees and the employer

Agreed amounts should be clearly stated in the contract.  For hourly, daily or piece-rated workers, employers should also indicate the basic rate of pay (e.g. $X per hour, day or piece).

Any monetary benefit offered by the employer to its employees for meeting expenditures, over and above the basic salary

All holiday and medical leave entitlements of the employee should be clearly stated.

An employee is entitled to eleven public holidays with full pay at the gross rate of pay in each year.  The public holidays are gazetted.

Examples are paid vacation, productivity incentive schemes, and healthy life-style incentives.

Compensation given to employees who are injured or die in the course of their work should be outlined in the contract

A contract of employment can be ended by either the employer or the employee after giving due notice with or without giving notice.

A minimum number of days of notice of termination that must be given before an employee could walk out of the job. 

This is to give the employer a reasonable time to find a replacement.

An employer may fix a probation period to ascertain the suitability of an employee.