Novel contract puts workers in the picture

18 July 2016 - 09:11
By FARREN COLLINS

Farmworkers in Limpopo are having their contracts of employment drawn out in comic form so that they can understand them. These world-first "comic contracts" were created by Cape Town attorney Robert du Rooy, who said the idea was borne out of frustration over how traditional contracts were being drafted, along with a desire to make a "positive contribution" to employer-employee relationships.

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