BusinessLegislationTaxSARS tax directive enhancements – PAYE on pensions18th July 2022In early November 2021, SARS published a document entitled ‘Implementation of tax directive enhancements’. This explained the enhancements made to…
BusinessHuman ResourcesSkills DevelopmentConquering the skills gap with your current workforce4th April 2022Searching for new staff to fill the skills gap is often a major concern for organisations. We recommend and advise…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislationSouth African Budget Speech 2022 Recap4th April 20222022 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS The backdrop to this year’s budget is two years of Covid-19 and our future recovery efforts. Households…
BusinessHuman ResourcesProactive HR28th March 2022What do you mean when you talk about Proactive HR? For many employers, HR is largely reactive. Responding to events…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislationManaging incapacity – subjecting an employee to a medical examination28th March 2022The Incapacity section of the Labour Relations Act requires that an employer should investigate the extent of the ill health…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislationIntermittent absenteeism versus block periods of sick leave28th March 2022Whilst employees are entitled to take 30/36 days’ sick leave in a 3-year period, the BCE Act clearly discourages excessive…
BusinessHuman ResourcesPayroll / eTorQuePayroll payment challenges – post the challenges, what have we learnt and what is next?28th March 2022Friday the 25 March 2022 and the subsequent few days were a disaster for the payroll industry. As a result…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislationBCEA Earnings Threshold Increase28th March 2022On the 9th February 2022, the Minister of Employment and Labour issued a notice via Gazette No. 45890 that increases the…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislation2022 National Minimum Wage announced28th March 2022In a gazette published on the 7th of February 2022, the labour minister, Thulas Nxesi, stated that the national minimum…
BusinessHuman ResourcesSkills DevelopmentSkills Development Levy – Q&A3rd February 2022In this article we explore some of the common questions we get around the Skills Development Levy and interacting with…
BusinessSkills DevelopmentSkills Development Levy – Deadline 20223rd February 2022Payment towards the Skills Development Levy grant scheme is legislated in terms of the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999. Under…
Human ResourcesLegislationCan an employee disclose their conditions of employment to other employees?3rd February 2022Is an employee entitled to discuss the conditions of their employment with other employees? This question comes up regularly from…