A recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment has provided new guidance on COIDA cover and when employers may be exposed to direct claims for damages by employees...
Yesterday, judgment was handed down in the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa which declared section 1(xix)(v) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 unconstitutional to the extent that it excludes domestic workers employed in private households from the definition of "employee", thereby preventing them from accessing workers' compensation.
Workers' Compensation Act to get first overhaul in 23 years...
Justin Brown 28 Sep 2020
After engrossing myself in the entrepreneurial world for so long, I know exactly what it takes to succeed...
Charles Richards 8 Feb 2019
It is becoming more and more apparent that costume shops are becoming a booming business. It is a direction any young entrepreneur in the making needs to pay attention to...
Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 29 Jun 2017
Running a small business creates the potential for many setbacks, failures, and hazardous situations. Though you can't always prevent these, you can protect yourself from them by building the right safety nets...
Boris Dzhingarov 6 Aug 2015
Thinking of renovating? Consider how this will affect your insurance needs, both during and after the renovations...
As much as R3 billion a year is being lost to workplace stress in SA, Vicky Eriksson of the human resources effectiveness group, The People Element, says.
Janice Roberts 31 Jan 2012
As much as R3 billion a year is being lost to workplace stress in SA, Vicky Eriksson of the human resources effectiveness group, The People Element, says.
The insurance industry is facing difficult times but the sector is not undergoing a systemic crisis, due to regulations and sound portfolio management by the majority of players.
Jonathan Steiman 22 Oct 2008