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COVID-19 B-BBEE Compliance Relief

COVID-19 B-BBEE Compliance Relief

by | Jul 8, 2020

It is no surprise that COVID-19 has slowed economic activity, affecting your company’s revenue and profit negatively. With constrained financial resources, enterprises will re-prioritise their budgets. Many enterprises have therefore reduced B-BBEE to a box-ticking exercise, as spending on B-BBEE will likely be sacrificed where deemed a non-strategic or non-essential. The question on everyone’s lips is, will entities be exempted from implementing B-BBEE or from complying with the B-BBEE...

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SEESA’s Athlete Of The Week – Philip Sergeant

SEESA’s Athlete Of The Week – Philip Sergeant

by | Jul 8, 2020

SEESA has been a loyal supporter of the Ironman4theKidz foundation for years as it is a passion we share and a cause we feel strongly about. Over the next few weeks, we would like to acknowledge SEESA’s athletes who participated in various Ironman events in support of the Ironman4theKidz initiative SEESA’s athlete of the week Philip Sergeant started his career at SEESA in 2011 and is currently the National Corporate Development Manager at SEESA’s Head Office in Pretoria.  He competed in...

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Episode 34. Retrenchment During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown

Episode 34. Retrenchment During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown

by | Jul 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown have resulted in many companies facing financial loss not being able to operate their business and generating an income as usual. With this in mind, employers may have no alternative but to consider reducing their staff count. In this episode, SEESA Legal Advisors, Werner van Vuren and Frans Kriek explain the procedures that employers should follow when reducing staff during or after lockdown to ensure that the retrenchments are procedurally and...

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Construction Industry: Changing BBBEE Targets For The Ownership and Skills Development Elements

Construction Industry: Changing BBBEE Targets For The Ownership and Skills Development Elements

by | Jul 3, 2020

On the 1st of December 2017, the Amended Construction Sector Code was published in terms of Government Gazette number 41287. This Sector Code made provision for increased targets under the Ownership Element as well as the Skills Development Element after the third year of the publication of the Sector Code. This means that as of the 1st of December 2020, these new increased targets will come into effect. How does this affect your business? The increased targets must be taken into account for...

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What Must Employers Do If They Cannot Afford Their Employees’ Salaries?

What Must Employers Do If They Cannot Afford Their Employees’ Salaries?

by | Jul 3, 2020

Employers and employees can consult to establish alternatives to keep on continuing their employment relationship. One of these alternatives can be to place employees on short time or reduced working hours. This entails that employees work on specific days and only receive payment for the days they work. Another option to consider can be lay-offs. Lay-offs entail that employees are required to stay at home for a specific period without receiving their monthly income. This period can differ...

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Logging Incorrect Working Hours During Lockdown

Logging Incorrect Working Hours During Lockdown

by | Jul 1, 2020

What can an employer do if they discover an employee did not work but claimed that they did? Due to the ongoing COVID-19 regulations, a lot of employees are still working from home. These employees are most likely expected to complete timesheets to confirm what they have done and the number of hours they have worked for a particular day. Some dishonest employees might claim that they have worked on a particular day while they did not complete any work and were busy with their personal matters...

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SEESA’s Athlete Of The Week – Iain Peterkin

by | Jul 1, 2020

SEESA has been a loyal supporter of the Ironman4theKidz foundation for years as it is a passion we share and a cause we feel strongly about. Over the next few weeks, we would like to acknowledge SEESA’s athletes who participated in various Ironman events in support of the Ironman4theKidz initiative. SEESA’s athlete of the week Iain Peterkin started his career at SEESA in 2016 and is currently a qualified Skills Development Facilitator at SEESA’s Skills Training Department in Pretoria. He...

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Episode 33. Does your industry require a Code of Conduct in terms of the POPIA?

Episode 33. Does your industry require a Code of Conduct in terms of the POPIA?

by | Jun 30, 2020

In today's podcast, Consumer Protection experts Nelly Nyembe and Damian Bothma explain the necessity of Codes of Conduct which demonstrate the readiness of respective industries to adhere to principles imbedded in the Protection of Personal Information Act to become compliant. Codes of Conduct give comfort to the Regulator for the level of commitment by industries, bodies, associations and stakeholders to its principles. Contact your nearest SEESA office to assist you with the Codes of Conduct...

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Service Delivery and COVID-19.

Service Delivery and COVID-19.

by | Jun 29, 2020

Frustrated, locked down, bags packed but nowhere to go, more and more consumers are making use of online platforms when ordering goods and services.   Although a sigh of relief for some companies feeling the burden of the pressure on the economy, on the downside consumers have made their voices heard reaching out to suppliers on social media platforms, complaining about poor service delivery, as well as delivery time periods not being adhered to. Companies should take note of the...

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How ProFile is helping Businesses during COVID-19

How ProFile is helping Businesses during COVID-19

by | Jun 26, 2020

Talk to anyone on the street and the word is “business is tough”, stores are closing and the property value is estimated to drop by 20% in the next two years.[1] Retrenchments, strikes, UIF TERS and POPI are all terms businesses have had to come to terms with while making peace with lockdown regulations. Ask our clients and they are bound to tell you how ProFile has revolutionised the way they are doing business during this pandemic. “SEESA ProFile was developed with the small business owner...

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