Working from home in South Africa – here’s what your boss is and isn’t allowed to do
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Since Covid-19 lockdowns and self-isolation, remote working with associated overtime claims has become the norm, which presents employers with challenges around monitoring and privacy
According to a snap survey in August-September by recruitment agency Michael Page of 200 respondents on its website, 79% of South African professionals were working from home compared with only 26% before lockdown.
This presents employers with an obvious predicament: they have less control and supervision over employees’ work, both in terms of working hours and value, says law firm Webber Wentzel.