Government COVID-19 tax concessions
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had far reaching implications on the South African economy and businesses, big or…
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Second Revised Draft Disaster Management Bill
The Second Revised Draft Disaster Management Bill was issued by Treasury on 19 May 2020. Due to the time sensitive…
Potential challenge – new directive by Department of Health – vulnerable employees
The Department of Health issued a new directive in late May to protect vulnerable employees from Covid-19 infection. While well…
Registration for UIF with the Department of Labour
It has been eye opening to see how many employers had correctly registered with SARS for PAYE, UIF and SDL,…
Casual workers UIF registration
One of the common mistakes we have seen through the TERS submission process is many employers not registering their casual…
TERS Update
Temporary Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) benefit claims proved to be extremely challenging in April with the practical application of the…
TERS funding – how to treat in payroll, deductions, maintenance and garnishees
The benefit received from the Department of Labour by an employer under the TERS scheme is a UIF benefit and…
TERS Scheme applications – make sure payroll agrees to the submission
With all the back and forth and changes to the TERS scheme process employers would be forgiven for making a…
Beware the deterioration of the employer and employee relationship
There is an increasingly concerning trend amongst employee organisations inferring employers are legislatively required to do several things including inter…
What do YES, labour brokers and ETI schemes have in common?
On the face of it these various schemes have little in common: The Youth Employment Scheme (YES) was introduced to…
Hens coming home to roost – historic non-compliance
A key part of our business is compliance. As one would expect, compliance has not always been a crucial element…
Don’t forget risk benefits and medical aid contributions
In a situation where employers have been forced to implement changes to their salary structures to manage their cash flow…