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Ending Employment Fairly — Warnings, Dismissal & Retrenchment

Ending employment badly is the single most expensive mistake a household employer can make. These guides and letter templates take you through every route — fairly and lawfully.

How to Dismiss a Domestic Worker Legally in South Africa

The 3 fair reasons, the step-by-step procedure, notice periods and final pay — how SA household

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Warning Letter Templates for Domestic Workers

Free written warning, final warning and disciplinary-notice templates for domestic workers, plu

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Termination Letter Templates for Domestic Workers

Print-ready dismissal and mutual separation letters for domestic workers, plus the certificate

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How to Retrench a Domestic Worker Fairly

How to retrench a domestic worker fairly in South Africa: consultation, alternatives, notice, s

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Severance Pay for Domestic Workers, Explained with Examples

Work out severance pay for a domestic worker: one week per completed year, worked examples at 2

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Notice Periods for Domestic Workers: The Rules Both Ways

How much notice a domestic worker must get or give, paying notice out instead, why notice can't

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When a Domestic Worker Takes a Dispute to the CCMA

Your domestic worker has referred a dispute to the CCMA. The 30-day referral, conciliation, arb

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