Skills Development

Episode 103: Chapter 2 Of The Employment Equity Act

Episode 103: Chapter 2 Of The Employment Equity Act

SEESA Skills Development Facilitators, Bronwin Pitt and Charleen Munsamy discuss the Chapter 2 Policies within Employment Equity Act. Together, they advise on who is required to comply and provide you with a better understanding as they briefly discuss each policy. Click play to listen to our podcast! Interested in having your own SEESA Skills Development Facilitator to assist your business? Signup Today! Contact any of our SEESA offices, alternatively, leave your contact details on our...

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DYK – Internal Training Can Be Used For The Mandatory Grant Submission.

DYK – Internal Training Can Be Used For The Mandatory Grant Submission.

We can submit your internal training for the Mandatory Grant submission where the employer can claim 20% of the SDL (Skills Development Levies) that they pay to SARS. Internal training is new skills or knowledge that the employees of a company receive from someone within the same company. It refers to business operations rather than formal learning at a university or any external training at another company. Examples of how internal training can be recorded are; new employee's duties; new...

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Episode 103: Chapter 2 Of The Employment Equity Act

Episode 100: When Is A Business Designated For Employment Equity?

SEESA Skills Development Facilitators, Chantel Roux and Adrian Alexander provide clarity on when a business is deemed designated for Employment Equity. They also advise on how to deactivate and reactivate on the Employment Equity public register. Click play to listen to our Podcast! Interested in having your own SEESA Skills Development Facilitator to assist your business? Sign Up Today! Contact any of our SEESA offices, alternatively, leave your contact details on our website at...

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Claim 20% back of the Skills Development Levies (SDL) that you pay to SARS.

Claim 20% back of the Skills Development Levies (SDL) that you pay to SARS.

Our Skills Development Facilitators (SDF’s) at SEESA can submit a Mandatory Grant submission to the applicable Sector Education Training Authority (SETA) so that the employer can claim back 20% of the SDL they pay to SARS. SDL is a compulsory levy system to finance skills development programmes that provide an opportunity for employees in South Africa to develop and improve their skills. If a company’s annual payroll is R500 000 or more, then the employer of the company becomes liable to pay...

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Episode 94: Employment Equity Audits: Barriers and Affirmative Action Measures In The Company

Episode 94: Employment Equity Audits: Barriers and Affirmative Action Measures In The Company

In this podcast, Skills Development Facilitators, Ruan Koortzen and Jacques Rossouw discuss the focus points regarding the progress and elimination of Employment Equity Barriers through the implementation of affirmative action measures regarding Employment Equity Audits conducted by the Department of Labour. Click play to listen to our podcast! Should you require additional information, please contact your SEESA Skills Development Facilitator, alternatively, leave your contact details on our...

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DYK? – SEESA Skills Training provides training courses that will assist your company with the minimum requirements to comply with the OHS Act

According to the OHS Act and the minimum requirements, in order to be compliant, a company with more than ten employees must assign 1 First Aider, and for more than 50 employees, another one. Companies with more than 20 employees have to assign a Health and Safety inspector and another one for more than 50 employees. SEESA Skills Training provides and facilitates courses that clients can attend on our retainer package and at no extra costs in order to ensure these requirements can be put in...

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Employment Equity Audit From The Department Of Labour, We’ve Got You Covered.

Please be advised that the Department of Labour are actively conducting audits on Employment Equity Compliance. How will you know if your company will be audited? The CEO and the Employment Equity Manager will receive an email from the Department of Labour notifying them that the company will be undergoing an audit. The notification will clearly state what documents they require from the company, with a due date. All documents should reach the Department of Labour on or before the set date....

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Episode 103: Chapter 2 Of The Employment Equity Act

Episode 92: How Your Allocated SDF Can Alleviate Your Stress In The Workplace.

In this episode, SEESA Skills Development Facilitators, Tashlynn Budhoo and Marc Rorich discuss how your SDF can assist your business in terms of being compliant with the various measures required for both Skills Development and Employment Equity reporting. They discuss the deadlines for information to be submitted to your SDF and how SEESA systems can assist your business with sharing this information with your SDF. Click play to listen to our podcast! Contact your SEESA Skills Development...

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Did You Know? – SEESA Skills Training is the all-in-one solution for your company to train, claim and comply

Why SEESA Skills Training? One of the most vital assets to any business is its employees. As the job market evolves and business environments become more competitive, companies realise the full value of investing in their teams' training and development. SEESA Skills Training is the all-in-one solution for your company to train, claim and comply! Our training courses are practical and educational and will empower and motivate your team. What do we offer? SEESA Skills Training assists you in...

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FAQ – What are the roles and responsibilities of a Skills Development Training Committee?

Did you know as per the Skills Development ACT and Government Gazette 2001, if an organisation employs 50 or more employees, the company needs to establish a Skills Development Training Committee? A Skills Development Committee is a forum established & convened by the employer to consult employees on skills development matters. This committee must include trade union representatives if they exist, Finance/HR responsible for skills development, Management representing the employer and...

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