SOUTH AFRICA TES conundrum in court: An 'employee' for PAYE, but not for VAT or ETI?Image source: bram janssens – 123RF.com | |
SOUTH AFRICA Losing your protection? When protected strikes turn badImage source: LT Chan from Pexels | |
SOUTH AFRICA When foreign employers hire South African employees...Image source: Matilda Wormwood from Pexels | |
SOUTH AFRICA Quiet hiring: What it means for employers and employeesImage source: Ion Chiosea – 123RF.com | |
SOUTH AFRICA No leniency for dishonesty in the workplaceImage source: © maksym yemelyanov – 123RF.com | |
SOUTH AFRICA The dos and don'ts of compulsory vaccination policiesSource: Artem Podrez from Pexels | |
SOUTH AFRICA Impimpi Alive - whistleblowing system for minimum wage defaulters[Jacques van Wyk] The DOL has developed a new system that will allow employees to report companies that fail to comply with the National Minimum Wage Act... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Risks of the virtual workplace and how to minimise them[Rosalind Davey] More and more businesses are expanding into a virtual world, which has advantages for employers and employees alike, but challenges and risks too... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Defining the lines for automatic transfer of employees[Johan Botes] Do employees automatically transfer from an old service provider to a new service provider when the client replaces the one with the other...? | |
SOUTH AFRICA You can't fire me, I resign![Shan Radcliffe] The past year has seen many high level execs resign rather than face a disciplinary inquiry. This raises the question: does a company have any right to reject a 'resignation with immediate effect' and make the employee go through the disciplinary process...? | |
SOUTH AFRICA Transnet set to ditch 8,000 jobs[Kyle Cowan] More than 8,000 jobs are on the line at state-owned rail company Transnet, where management is believed to be mooting a second round of retrenchments this year... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Enterprise supplier development provides win-win in MAC Codes123RF | |
SOUTH AFRICA Understanding the legalities of overtime[Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt)] The Basic Conditions of Employment Act sets out some clear, realistic laws governing overtime that all employers must heed. This legislation does a good job of balancing the rights of employees and the needs of businesses to avoid contention between employers and employees... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Delays in retirement reform may harm South Africa's economic stability[Rob Cooper] The Payroll Authors Group of South Africa has expressed concern about recent reports that indicate that the implementation of the new tax harmonisation and preservation rules for retirement funds may be once again postponed... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Rights and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and Safety Act[Rhys Evans] People are the most important asset of any organisation, and all employees are entitled to the highest consideration for their safety while in the workplace... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Criminal record expunging: Saving grace or catastrophic lapse in judgement?[Jenny Reid] Another stark reminder of how seriously our justice system takes qualifications fraud presented itself earlier this month when former police spokesman Vincent Mdunge was sentenced to five years imprisonment... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Extension for Compensation Fund returns gives SMEs some breathing space[Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt)] The Department of Labour has extended the deadline for Return of Earnings for employers registered with the Compensation Fund to 31 May 2015. These returns are usually due by the end of March each year... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Why the new BBBEE codes are good for your business[Harry Welby-Cooke] Many entrepreneurs find the BBBEE Codes of Good Practice overwhelming and confusing, so they've been ignoring them until now... |