BusinessLegislationTax2021 Budget Speech commentary – Nature of long-service awards for fringe benefit purposes to be reviewed9th April 2021An employer is currently allowed to treat a long-service award to an employee (in the form of an asset) to…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislation2021 Budget Speech commentary – Employment Tax Incentive anti avoidance9th April 2021Abuse in the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) to be curbed The employment tax incentive (ETI) was introduced in 2013 to…
BusinessLegislationTaxTax deductible donations – Section 18A certificates8th April 2021With third party data supplied to SARS making up the majority of the information currently populating individual taxpayers’ tax returns,…
BusinessCOIDAHuman ResourcesLegislationDomestic Workers and the Compensation Fund – what next to be compliant8th April 2021So, what is the next step for the employers of domestic employees? Employers are traditionally required to register with the…
BusinessCOIDAHuman ResourcesLegislationDomestic Workers – benefits applicable to domestic workers in terms of the COID legislation8th April 2021Following a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court, which ordered that domestic workers be included in and protected by the…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislationThe importance of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act Earnings Threshold change8th April 2021On 8 February 2021, the Minister of Employment and Labour issued a notice via Gazette No. 44137 that increases the…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislationUse of Polygraphs by Employers – a word of caution7th April 2021Employers, particularly those that are in high risk industries such as the security sector, often use polygraphs or the “lie…
BusinessCoronavirus ReliefsHuman ResourcesTERS vs Reduced Work Time Benefit7th April 2021UIF Covid-19 TERS On the 28th February 2021 employers were sent correspondence from UIF regarding the extension of the TERS…
BusinessHuman ResourcesLegislationEmployment Services Bill – Discussion around regulating the employment of foreign nationals16th February 2021The government have published a bill for comment, the Employment Service Bill. The Bill is available at this link. In…
BusinessLegislationTaxCircumstances where negligence can lead to a criminal offence for a taxpayer16th February 2021The Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act (TALA) now provides in s234(2) for the following circumstances where a taxpayer could face…
BusinessCoronavirus ReliefsHuman ResourcesEffective Virtual communication for continued productivity: Employer to Employee16th February 2021The COVID-19 outbreak is one that has forced business owners and employers to think outside the normal communication channels they…
BusinessHuman ResourcesPayroll / eTorQueCareful, just because you aren’t aware of payroll issues, doesn’t mean they aren’t there16th February 2021In our experience CEOs, CFOs and HRDs are largely oblivious of the payroll details within their organisations. It is not…