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Apr 26, 2019
1 min

Possible Deregistration of AMCU as a Trade Union

In a notice in the Government Gazette in terms of section 106 (2B) of the Labour Relations Act, labour registrar Lehlohonolo Daniel Molefe a

Apr 25, 2019
2 min

Remunerating My First Employee

Compliance to SARS starts the day you as an employer start remunerating employees for services rendered. The employer is a designated agent

Apr 18, 2019
3 min

10 Factors that could cause the safety culture to decline

Let’s start by breaking down what “Safety Culture” means. The Collins online dictionary defines Culture as: “A culture is a particular socie

Apr 17, 2019
4 min

Disclosing information during the interview process

Before taking on a new employee, it is natural that an employer would like to get as much information as possible about the candidate before

Apr 16, 2019
3 min

Integration of OHS into your Disciplinary Code

The integration and alignment of the different functional departments within companies is an integral part towards creating exceptional high

Apr 8, 2019
3 min

Closing the gap between Skills Development & B-BBEE

Today it is common knowledge that the 2013 General Amended Codes (effective from 01 May 2015), brought about significant changes in how comp

Apr 2, 2019
2 min

Load Shedding And Your Business

We as South Africans have had to endure up to Stage 4 load shedding in recent weeks and there are plans for the implementation of Stage 5 an

Mar 25, 2019
4 min

Where’s Wally? Dealing with Absenteeism in the Workplace

Absenteeism can take on various forms within the working environment, it may be authorized or unauthorized, but generally involves the emplo

Mar 19, 2019
3 min

Workman's Compensation Reimbursements

The occupational health and safety act was put in place to protect workers from being injured at work, however sometimes these systems that

Mar 11, 2019
2 min

Drinking at Work Functions

Companies are required to have an alcohol policy in the workplace, and often these policies may stipulate a “zero tolerance” approach to alc

Mar 6, 2019
2 min

National Minimum Wage bill - New Learnership allowances

The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (NMWA) came into effect on 1 January 2019. Schedule 2 section 6(6) in the new national minimum wage

Feb 27, 2019
4 min

2019 Budget Speech - In a Nutshell

The Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, delivered the 2019 Budget Speech on the 20th of February 2019. An election-friendly budget, a “lipsti

Feb 26, 2019
7 min

Common errors made by employers when streamlining business for increased efficiencies

Feb 26, 2019
1 min

Have you started your preparation for Tax Year End 2019?

February is the shortest month on the calendar, but also the most important month for payroll – it’s the last month of the tax year! Here ar

Feb 22, 2019
1 min

Important Notice: Precautionary Suspension

The Constitutional Court upheld the Labour Court Judgement that an employer is not required to give an employee an opportunity to make repre

Feb 13, 2019
2 min

Occupational Health & Safety for the 21st Century

New technologies like automation and artificial intelligence are often intimidating to company executives – some may shy away from adoption,

Feb 12, 2019
1 min

COSATU National Protest Action

COSATU will go on a National Protest, the protest will take part on the 13th of February 2019 for all provinces except the Western Cape. The

Feb 5, 2019
1 min

Wage increase for Contract Cleaners

The sectoral determination for Contract Cleaners wage increase will become effective in January 2019. This sector did not have an increase i

Jan 30, 2019
1 min

Blitz to inspect implementation of the National Minimum Wage

The Department of Labour is embarking on a national blitz to assess levels of compliance with labour laws, especially the newly-introduced N

Jan 28, 2019
2 min

Important Notice: CCMA Jurisdiction and The National Minimum Wage

The National Minimum Wage came into effect on 1 January 2019. The first pay day for the new wages are around the corner and as such the CCMA