What you should know about Payroll legislation in South Africa Everything you don’t know about South Africa’s payroll legislation could be costing your company money. Managing payroll is complex – that’s a fact – and the list of regulations and submissions your business must comply with is a long one. One mistake could cost you...
Spending a Day in the Life of a Payslip Do your employees fully understand the processes behind payroll? A payslip and payroll, for many people, remains a mystery. The processes and calculations that sit behind the monthly amount that lands in the bank account are vague and complicated. Many employees find navigating the maze of...
FEBRUARY 2021 – SOUTH AFRICA UIF TERS AND REDUCED WORK TIME BENEFITS It is important that employers note the following: UIF Covid-19 TERS Following the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 11 February 2021, the Department of Employment and Labour has issued a notice confirming the announcement in respect of the...
SEPTEMBER 2020 – SOUTH AFRICA UIF TERS It is important that employers note the following: Latest communication from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) On Monday, 21 September 2020 acting UIF Commissioner Marsha Bronkhorst announced that the UIF plans a payment run for all outstanding payments for April, May and June on the date of...
JULY 2020 – SOUTH AFRICA UIF TERS EXTENDED PERIOD It is important that employers note the following: Extension of COVID-19 relief payments to 15 August 2020 On 21 July 2020 the Employment and Labour Ministry announced an extension to the COVID-19 TERS relief payments. Following the President’s announcement to extend the life of the Disaster...
JULY 2020 – SOUTH AFRICA UIF TERS INTRODUCES NEW MEASURES It is important that employers note the following: UIF TERS Bank Account Verification To prevent companies from falling prey to criminal elements, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has introduced new and stricter controls to verify banking details. The fund has received numerous fraud complaints after...
Taking care of staff in a post-lockdown world With corporate attention turning to resuming operations in a new normal following the easing of lockdown restrictions, it is important not to neglect employees’ well-being. Nicol Myburgh, Head of the HCM Business Unit at CRS Technologies, believes this transition is a critical time to reinforce the company’s commitment to addressing the physical,...
JUNE 2020 – SOUTH AFRICA SARS PAYE BRS New version 19.04 It is important that employers note the following: Mauritius Budget Speech Highlights SARS PAYE BRS for Employer Reconciliation (2020 release) version 19.0.4 published SARS has released a new version of the PAYE Employer Reconciliation Business Requirement Specifications (BRS). The changes are in respect of...
MAY 2020 – SOUTH AFRICA COVID-19 AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF DIRECTIVES It is important that employers note the following: Further amendments to the directive regulating the administration of C19 TERS benefits Government Gazette 43265, Regulation 11101 No. R 486 was published on 5 May 2020 to further amend the schedule regarding the administration of COVID-19...
MARCH 2020 – SOUTH AFRICA Updated COVID-19 Temporary Employer and Employee Relief Scheme Information It is important that employers note the following: Temporary Employer and Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) Following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic as a national disaster by the President on 15 March 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour issued a...
