An employer discovers wrongdoing on the part of an employee and seeks to discipline them. Upon receiving notice of the employer’s intention, the employee elects to resign rather than to face disciplinary action. The employee purports to resign with immediate effect and fails to honour the notice period in terms of their contract of employment. […]
In South Africa, there have been four Wiring Codes since 1922, which influence the interpretation and application of the rules in today’s code of practice. This is important when considering the statement on page 3 of SANS 10142-1 Edition 2: “The edition of the standard that was applicable at the date of erection of an […]
Vector was gelukkig om een van die eerste tydskrifte te wees wat inligting vanaf Volkswagen SA ontvang het oor die nuutste nuus van die reuse voertuigvervaardiger. Daar gebeur so baie wysiggings by Volkswagen dat ‘n mens net nie meer kan byhou nie! Eerstens het hulle pas aangekondig dat hul embleem na ál die jare gaan […]
The tables of current rating of electric cables, as published by cable manufacturers, give the value of “standard current rating”. This is the maximum safe continuous current that the cable can carry under standard conditions. In South Africa, the standard conditions assume an air temperature of 30°C; that the cables are shaded from the sun; […]
An offer of employment creates a valid contract and a later withdrawal of that offer can amount to dismissal, especially where the reasons for the withdrawal of the offer are unreasonable. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) considered this issue in the case of Young vs. the Barnes Group (2017). Wayne Young applied […]
Na aanleiding van die vyftigste bestaansjaar van die Toyota Hilux in Suid-Afrika dink ek dit is nodig om ‘n bietjie terug te delf in die geskiednis om te kyk waaraan hierdie vervaardiger sy sukses te danke het. In 1961 onderhandel ‘n sekere Dr. Albert Wessels met ‘n Japanese motorvervaardiger om die regte vir die bemarking […]
I eventually managed to get hold of the JMC Vigus 5 4×4. I mentioned in previous reports that bakkies manufactured in China had improved dramatically since they were first introduced to the South African market, and so did the JMC Vigus 5, which follows in the footsteps of the Vigus 4. The Vigus is powered […]
The ECA(SA) has developed an electronic Certificate of Compliance (e-CoC) to meet the needs of the electrical contracting industry in South Africa. The e-CoC simplifies the tasks of completing, storing and retrieving CoCs. To make going digital even easier, the ECA provides members with five free samples for testing purposes. For your free samples, contact […]
Oral agreements for electrical installation work are, theoretically, legal but they frequently cause problems. An oral agreement between an employer and an electrical contractor to undertake certain work based on discussions between the two parties – sometimes a drawing or a job description – is acceptable providing nothing goes wrong. When things do go […]
This series of articles was compiled by the ECA to clarify some misconceptions in the field and to ensure that members are better equipped to issue CoCs. The documents referred to in this part are: The Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993 (OHS Act). The Electrical Installation Regulations of 2009 (EIR). SANS […]
