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Emolument Attachment Order (EAO)
A court order that tells your boss to deduct money straight from your salary to pay off debt. Also called a garnishee order. They can't take more than 25% of your gross salary, and you have to be left with enough to survive on. Debt collectors used to abuse this hectic, but courts have tightened things up.
Usage Examples
"Bongani ignored his personal loan for six months and got an EAO on his payslip. His boss deducted R2,500 from his R10,000 monthly salary."
"Thandi had three EAOs on her payslip totalling R4,500 of her R12,000 salary. She went to the Magistrate Court and had two of them set aside because they were leaving her with too little to survive on."
"If you get an EAO, it stays on your credit record as a strike against you. The whole thing is kak but the law tries to stop it from destroying you completely."