Manage load shedding

[wynn]

I have decided for the time being I will start work later when the shed is from 6 to 8AM.
I will have a long lunch when it is from 12 to 2PM.
I will knock off early when it is from 4 to 6PM

Otherwise I will just grin and bear it.

[ians]

Now you getting smart. It would be interesting to hear what legal implication this would have with regards to the labour laws.

[DanE]

I do the same thing at my factory, as long as you don't work them longer than the standard weekly hours or eliminate their break times but merely shift them then you are in the clear. Easiest is to work it over a week duration and ensure staff work their 40 and you give them their 5. Aside from groaning and moaning which you'll have to endure, your in the clear.


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[Justloadit]

If I am not mistaken, and I stand to be corrected on this, employers can send staff home in the case of load shedding with out paying those hours. There is a minimum of 4 hours of wages that must be paid though.

The real issue here is productivity. If you are a manufacturer and depend on getting product out to invoice, then this can really kill any profit you make, as the efficiency drops dramatically.
Certain expenses remain in place, such as rent, rate and taxes, insurance, telephones, loans, HP, lease etc.