Department of Labour – Employment Equity Inspection Targets
Editor: We have been stressing for a while the emphasis placed on employment equity audits to raise funds for the Department…
Newsletters & Articles
Postponement of Annuitisation Requirement for Provident Funds to March 2019
In 2015 amendments were made to the Act regarding the tax treatment of provident funds in order to enhance preservation…
2017 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill
On 19 July 2017, National Treasury published the following amending legislation: 1. Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) 2. Draft…
Labour Brokerage Workers to Become Full Employees after Three Months
In a big blow to labour brokers the Labour Court on appeal ruled on the 10 July that labour brokerage…
UIF System Error
It has been brought to our attention that the U-filing system has been updating the UIF limits on their end…
Employment Equity Filing Deadline
Editor’s Note: We really encourage employers to get organised to submit their employment equity reports on time. As mentioned in previous…
Can sick leave be substituted for annual leave – after the fact?
An employee was on annual leave and has now produced a doctor’s certificate for that same period. If the employee…
SARS Portal Problem – Code 4582 – Personal Income Tax
Editor’s Note: We sent a separate communication on this issue this month. However, we thought it worth re-publishing as it has…
Personal tax filing 2017 opens on 1 July
The tax filing season officially starts on 1 July 2017 for the 2017 tax year (1 March 2016 to 28…
HRTorQue is Moving
You may see the “for sale” signs up at our offices at 163 Umhlanga Rocks Drive. On 1 September HRTorQue’s…
Are the new UIF limit and rules operational yet?
In May 2017, the UIF Amendments Bill was signed into Law. This amendment improved the benefits available to those on…
Taxation of Employees Employed to Work Offshore
Taxation of Employees Employed to Work Offshore (prior to 183 days rule being met) A client of ours employed someone…