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If you are sent to prison, you cannot work and so your employer will dismiss you or take it that you have resigned.
Nigerian laws are different to ours, but an order from a South African court may help your case.
Review Applications must be initiated within six weeks of the award from the CCMA.
No, it is not legal to fire someone without a warning or disciplinary hearing in terms of the Labour Relations Act.
No one can be evicted without a court order, but it will be very difficult to prove that your father is legally occupying the land.
Both spouses must comply with the means test, even if they are married out of community of property.
The seller can name their price for their property but cannot change their mind after the offer to purchase has been signed.
Most banks want you to show proof of two years of continuous employment to qualify for a loan.
It is illegal not to pay your domestic worker's UIF. Your mother should apply for social grants and housing.
Your municipal manager ought to know, otherwise ask the MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development.