I would really appreciate advice with regards to this situation.

A relative has been working now for 4 years for the same employer. They have a contract in place and according to the contract she needs to give 2 calendar months notice.

She is really unhappy with her work for the following reasons:

· She is working more days agreed upon (she has to work every second Saturday) but now she might get of 2 Saturdays in two months. She has to stay late by his request and for all this she does not get paid overtime/entitled to leave overtime.

· He will call her on a Saturday / Sunday and then she has to do ridiculous things like fetch his wife from the mall/ buy beer and the list goes on…..

· There is no growth potential as it is only 2 people working for him and the highest paid salary is for the other person who earns R15000 after working there for 7 years and he is the manger.

So she then decided to resign yesterday prior to the boss going home(without having another job) as she has tried in the past but no ones want to wait for 2 calendar months to pass.

He was quite taken aback at her resignation and left. This morning he got in there told her how dumb she is in general, no one will employ her, she won’t find a job and he can tell her to leave tomorrow(without any pay) and then he can find someone else.

The problem is going for interviews as he said to her she can’t do it in work hours – but she won’t be able to play sick (as he phones her if she is not there she has literally taken 3 days sick leave in the 4 years). For general leave – he won’t grant that at all.

I know he is doing everything against the law but I would really like advice on how to deal with someone like that besides legal help (she would not even look at that option). How should she go about doing things for the next two months if he is making her life hell?