Fezeka Mbatha, Associate in the employment law practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

First Thing is First | Quiet quitting is a term that, very aptly, refers to when an employee does the bare minimum when it comes to their work responsibilities, which can have a potentially negative effect in the workplace..    The trap of quiet quitting, according to Law experts is that it can have a negative impact on your career long-term. Being seen as someone who is disconnected from their work culture, or teammates, doesn’t leave a good impression. However, employers also need to be aware of the signs of bad management which could easily be the cause of an employee shutting down.     Guest:  Fezeka Mbatha, Associate in the employment law practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr    Reasons for this could be that they are not being managed efficiently, so they are either overworked and stressed, or underworked and bored.    According to a recent report in Harvard Business Review, the findings indicate that quiet quitting is usually less about an employee’s willingness to work harder, and more about a manager’s ability to manage employee workload.