Lesson 1Night shifts, weekend duties and special rosters with legal effectsThis part covers night shifts, weekend work, and roster systems, detailing night allowances, shorter night hours, rotating shifts, round-the-clock operations, union negotiations, and HR approaches to handle health, safety, and expense effects.
Defining and figuring night workNight allowance and shorter night hour guidelinesWeekend and public holiday work needsRound-the-clock and rotating shift setupsUnion talks on special rostersHealth and safety in unusual schedulesLesson 2Moral bullying (assédio moral) and bias under Botswana law and court patternsThis part looks at moral bullying and bias under Botswana law, outlining banned actions, safeguarded traits, employer duties, probe norms, fixes, and HR rules to stop, spot, and tackle abusive or biased practices.
Idea and signs of moral bullyingSafeguarded traits and biasEmployer duty and need to stop harmInner reporting and probe stepsPenalties, damages and court methodsTraining and culture to stop bullyingLesson 3Maternity safeguards: maternity time off, job security, shift during risky pregnancy and anti-revenge rulesThis part delves into maternity safeguards, covering maternity leave, job security, risky pregnancy shifts, nursing breaks, anti-revenge rules, and HR methods for privacy, adjustments, and proper talks with supervisors.
Confirming pregnancy and job securityMaternity leave length and pay originsShift during risky pregnancyNursing breaks and setupsShield against revenge and prejudiceHandling talks with supervisorsLesson 4Evidence guidelines and loads in labour disputes: files, wage slips, digital records and valid proofThis part handles evidence guidelines in labour fights, stressing proof load, employer file-keeping tasks, time and wage records, digital logs, witness proof, and HR tactics to create strong files and cut dispute risks.
Proof load in labour casesEmployer file-keeping tasks under lawTime sheets, wage slips and digital logsUse of emails, chats and digital proofWitnesses, statements and trust mattersHR lists for dispute-ready filesLesson 5Working hours, daily and weekly caps, and rest times under Botswana law and extra rulesThis part spells out rules on working hours, daily and weekly caps, rest breaks, weekly paid rest, exceptions, and records, helping HR plan rosters, check compliance, and dodge overtime and tiredness liabilities.
Standard daily and weekly hour capsMidday rest and meal break needsWeekly paid rest and Sunday work rulesSpecial setups for small worker groupsChecks for work time and presenceHandling tiredness and health in rosteringLesson 6Employer tasks on health and safety: standards, safety committees, health checks and mental health thoughtsThis part clarifies employer duties on work health and safety, focusing on standards, safety committees, required health checks, mental health boosts, records, and HR's part in stopping liability and aiding safe, healthy spots.
Main standards affecting HR workSafety committee planning, topics and recordsRequired entry and regular health checksBack-to-work and role change checksMental health dangers, burnout and stopsRecording, reporting and probing eventsLesson 7Severance payouts and sums: savings funds, notice period, due and partial holidays, bonus salary and other debtsThis part clarifies severance parts and sums, including savings deposits and fines, notice period, due and partial holiday pay, bonus salary, other usual debts, and HR checks to avoid mistakes, fights, and fines at end.
Savings deposits, statements and 40% fineNotice period: worked and paid formsDue and partial holiday payBonus salary partial sum rulesOther usual end entitlementsHR checks to stop severance mistakesLesson 8Overview of Botswana Labour Laws structure and sources of work rulesThis part brings in the structure of Botswana labour laws and main sources of work rules, including the Constitution, acts, orders, standards, union deals, and court decisions, showing how HR should read and rank overlapping rules.
Order of work rules in BotswanaLabour laws setup and key parts for HRRole of the Constitution in workRule orders and standardsUnion pacts and dealsCourt decisions, summaries and court patternsLesson 9End types: ends with and without reason, fair end needs, warnings and recordsThis part details end types under Botswana law, including end with and without reason, fair end needs, step discipline, warnings, record norms, and HR's part in cutting fights and ensuring fair, legal steps.
End without reason and legal capsFair end grounds under law and courtsStep discipline and warningsPerformance records and better plansEnd meetings and talksGiving and storing end recordsLesson 10Extra time rules, caps, pay rates, time off in lieu (hours bank) and union pactsThis part clears up extra time rules, caps, pay rates, time off in lieu, hours bank, and union pacts' role, giving HR tools to plan legal setups, control hours, and cut fights over extra work.
Legal extra time caps and exceptionsExtra time pay rates and sum baseHours bank: legal types and dangersSingle vs union time banksRecording and okaying extra hoursChecking extra time to cut fights
