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Oct 7, 2019
1 min

The in's and out's of a SHE Committee

What is a SHE Committee? The intention of the legislator is to have a balance between the number of representatives and any other persons ac

Oct 1, 2019
3 min

Human Capital Management Technology

Human Resource divisions are often faced with the administration and filing of employee documents such as CV’s, contracts, ID’s, licences, m

Sep 16, 2019
2 min

The Secret Ballot Amendment

In January 2019 a new regulation regarding strikes was signed into the Labour Relations Act. This new regulation requires a secret ballot to

Sep 10, 2019
2 min

Employment Equity Act New Amendments : Worth Stressing?

Employment Equity Amendments as Gazetted on 8th of August 2019 : As the third quarter of 2019 comes to a close, the Department of Labour has

Sep 3, 2019
2 min

Handling Grievances in the Workplace

“I have been sexually harassed, Boss!” Handling employee complaints and grievances can be tricky and not all employers are of the understand

Aug 27, 2019
2 min

Are Casuals Covered?

Firstly, let us define what an employee is, “a person who has entered into or works under a contract of service or of apprenticeship or lear

Aug 21, 2019
2 min

New AARTO Bill And Your Company Driver’s

On the 13th of August 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Bill into law.

Aug 20, 2019
3 min

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment & the impact on organisations

With the recent headlines reading “BEE will not be scrapped” I think this is the best time to reconsider Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerm

Aug 6, 2019
3 min

Fixed-Term Contracts

The Labour Relations Amendment Act which came into operation on 1st of January 2015, places significant restrictions on the use of fixed...

Jul 23, 2019
3 min

Helpful Hints for Payroll (HCM)

When we think payroll we think salaries, right? This is not entirely wrong, but let’s unpack this for a second. Payroll plays an imperative

Jul 16, 2019
3 min

Beginners Guide to Compiling a Safety File

A Safety File could be your worst enemy as most people would have you believe, however it’s actually your best friend in the worst situation

Jul 8, 2019
3 min

Beginners guide to B-BBEE

Whilst most business owners are scared off by BEE terminology, B-BBEE is rather a simple government policy, which is mostly referred to...

Jul 2, 2019
4 min

Beginners guide to a Department of Labour Audit

What good would legislation be if compliance thereof is not monitored and enforced? In this article, I briefly explain what to expect when a

Jun 25, 2019
2 min

The Importance of HCM (Payroll) Confidentiality

Payroll professionals need be to more vigilant when it comes to protecting personal information as your payroll department are the custodian

Jun 18, 2019
3 min

Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast

The saying “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” by no means alludes to strategy being unimportant but rather that a strong and empowering o

Jun 11, 2019
3 min

Diversity within the workplace

Diversity within the workplace has been an important issue over the past two decades and still continues as an integral and distinctive subj

Jun 5, 2019
1 min

Important Notice: Parental Leave and UIF

In November 2018 President Ramaphosa signed a new type of leave, Parental Leave, into law. It has not become effective as President Ramaphos

May 21, 2019
5 min

How to survive a SARS Payroll Audit?

As SARS is facing an ever growing Tax Deficit they are forever looking for more ways to collect more tax from Corporates. One of the ways in

May 7, 2019
5 min

The Benefits of Diversifying your Organization

Workforce diversity, as a concept, has evolved drastically since the concept’s rise in popularity over the last decade. Starting as an ideol

May 2, 2019
2 min

Zero Tolerance for Drug Use Confirmed by CCMA

Reported recently by the CCMA is an arbitration award issued 24 Septemeber 2018, which addresses the issue of cannabis use in the workplace