6 payroll myths busted

[Ancel Draai] Navigating payroll taxes can feel like charting uncharted territory, even for the most diligent earners. To dispel some commonly held misconceptions, let's delve into six prevalent payroll tax myths in South Africa...

#Budget2023: Walking the tight rope of social grants

[Chris Blair] In the budget speech on 22 February 2023, minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana warns of tax hikes if calls for basic income grants persist...

How are current global events impacting executive pay globally?

[Chris Blair] 2020, understandably, saw low pay-outs for executives, with targets for 2021 set conservatively...

Executive pay and how the fundamentals work

[Chris Blair] Executive pay attracts a lot of attention and usually for contentious reasons. Whether it is an absurd looking quantum being paid out or a bonus that has triggered a payout in a time when the company is experiencing difficulty, these types of events frequently make headlines...

9 tips to take the pain out of payroll

[Yolandi Esterhuizen] Small and medium businesses with lean operations and small teams struggle to stay on top of time-consuming payroll management processes in a fast-moving, digitally transforming society...

Simplifying HR and payroll compliance with cloud solutions

[Yolandi Esterhuizen] Many HR and payroll teams are finding it hard to keep ahead of admin in a time when labour legislation and tax regulation are becoming more complex...

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

[Jonathan Goldberg] When an employee is retrenched after retirement age, on what length of service should their severance pay be calculated...?

How to approach executive remuneration in the evolving landscape - Part 2

[Chris Blair] In this second of a two-part series, Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century, shares his thoughts about how remuneration committees should approach their executives' remuneration in the evolving landscape...

How to approach executive remuneration in the evolving landscape - Part 1

[Chris Blair] In this first of a two-part series, Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century, shares his thoughts about how remuneration committees should approach their executives' remuneration in the evolving landscape...

SME recruitment - how much should I pay my staff?

[Siobhan Zurnamer] Accurate salary information is hard to come by. Employers - especially small businesses - often don't know how much to pay their staff at market value, and job seekers frequently don't know what their skillset is worth...