Severance Pay Calculation
Should you need to obtain a tax directive for a severance payment, or the award of a CCMA / Labour…
Newsletters & Articles
Support SA – HRTorQue initiative to help those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own
HRTorQue is sponsoring an initiative to help those who have lost their jobs because their employers have been directly impacted…
Can I “fire” my employee for looting?
Author: Dunstan Farrell (source: www.farrell.co.za ) Editor’s note: Thanks to Dunstan Farrell for allowing us to publish this letter. Our…
Employees and criminal history
Can an employer reject a prospective employee because he/she has a criminal record? Can you dismiss a current employee for…
HRTorQue moves into time & attendance
Time & attendance is an area we see a lot of clients getting very frustrated. They implement a time &…
UIF compliance certificates – the challenges
The UIF Commissioner launched a new facility a few months back to allow employers to check whether they are UIF…
The headaches of POPI compliance
The cat is out the bag, The Information Regulator has issued guidance and companies are scrambling to get compliant by…
Should I outsource my payroll?
Editor’s note: HRTorQue offers an outsourced payroll solution and has been doing so for over twenty years. However, we recognize…
Tax deductible donations – Section 18A certificates
With third party data supplied to SARS making up the majority of the information currently populating individual taxpayers’ tax returns,…
Use of Polygraphs by Employers – a word of caution
Employers, particularly those that are in high risk industries such as the security sector, often use polygraphs or the “lie…
TERS vs Reduced Work Time Benefit
UIF Covid-19 TERS On the 28th February 2021 employers were sent correspondence from UIF regarding the extension of the TERS…
Circumstances where negligence can lead to a criminal offence for a taxpayer
The Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act (TALA) now provides in s234(2) for the following circumstances where a taxpayer could face…