Domestic Worker Blues

BTTB said:
This time of year. The silly season. What did you expect?

I had a similar problem with my staff many years ago until I changed the times they may take their holiday leave. As I am in Retail our busiest period is now so as it stands nobody may take their holiday this time of year. Only in the months of May, June and July. Winter in other words, when things are quiet.

I found that this time of year some of my staff would disappear to the Eastern Cape and somehow become lost in the holiday season, often returning 2 weeks late. I had to employ casuals workers to do some of their work and I had to do the rest. So my XMas and New Year was quite stressful and tiring. Casuals in some cases became permanent staff which I was not bargaining for either.

I also now pay my Staff's XMas Bonus on the 15th of January, based on their performance and attendance over November, December and January.
They get a XMas Hamper of food the week of XMas.
This may be different to the norm, but I found that it was the only way to ensure I have attendance this time of year.
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You are a fair man. I wish many people had your mind.
 
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Lord Anubis said:
I AM SO EMBARRASSED:o:o:o

My wife eventually got hold of her.

Apparently on Tuesday afternoon, when I came home from a very very very alcoholic lunch, she helped me from the gate (I was driven home by a friend):p..and I gave her some money and said to her that she can take off until the 12th of January, 2009. She say's to my wife I gave her an extra R2000 and told her to go and enjoy her christmassh:o She says I did all this in the driveway.

I deny this as I do not recall it.

/goes to format cctv server :D

I am seriously going to get kucked out about this debacle:D
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Should a domestic worker take her boss seriously when he is drunk? Or should she just ignore him?
 
BTTB said:
/Off topic

Over the years I have had a number of employees who have absconded without notice.
One always wonders how fair this is as if I as an employer told someone to leave without notice they would take me to the CCMA at a drop of a hat.

I once complained at a guy from the Department of Labour about Monday Attendance and he just laughed in my face saying there is nothing he could do.
Might be funny to him as he gets paid by the Government, but you know how difficult it is to run a business where come Monday many of your staff simply don't pitch up for work.
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Yeah, the last one to ditch my parents was in November.
My dad specifically tells her, "December is going to be a busy month, see you tomorrow at 8".

The idiot says "Yes sir"

Sighs @ SA
 
Slootvreter said:
Because I've seen it happen so many times. Just after they got a bonus, you don't see them for a month.
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Ain't that the truth. No worries, she will pitch up as the man says and she'll blame it on 1. lack of transport. 2. She got robbed of cellphone and money. 3. was attending a funeral. or 4. was sick, very sick.
 
Well she pitched up this morning, fuming that her leave is cut short. She sticks to her story that I gave her off and gave her a bonus on top of her Christmas bonus. I still deny those parts of the story. I do remember being slosshed but not the leave and bonus part. I don't even remember having cash with me that day as I mostly carry only a bank card..and yes, I hope that is all I gave her and I hope that I never got anything in return:)
 
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