Episode 144: Is Your Business Recruiting And Promoting With The Purpose Of Achieving Equitable Representation?
SEESA Skills Development Facilitators, Juanelle Mare and Marius Wiese discuss various methods companies can utilise to ensure that their recruitment and promotion procedures are in line with the requirement of the Employment Equity Act and look at its importance. Click on the play button below to listen to our podcast! Should you require additional information, please contact your SEESA Skills Development Facilitator, alternatively, leave your contact details on our website at www.seesa.co.za...
Does Dismissal Base On The Retirement Age Constitute Unfair Discrimination In Terms Of Section 187(1)(F) Of The Labour Relations Act 66 Of 1995(LRA)?
While it remains highly beneficial for companies to create a healthy environment that will lead to loyal and long-serving employees, employers are often faced with a difficult decision when they reach the agreed or normal retirement age. The employer might be sceptical of dismissing an employee based on age as it might amount to unfair discrimination that would constitute an automatically unfair dismissal. In terms of Section 187(1)(f) of the LRA, a dismissal is automatically unfair if the...
What Are The Benefits For South African Companies To Submit A Workplace Skills Plan And Annual Training Report Annually?
Submitting a Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report is beneficial to your company as you get money back in the form of Mandatory Grants (20% of SDL contributions);Your company can apply for Discretionary Grants where more money is made available to companies to train and develop employees/learners as Learnerships, Apprenticeships, Recognition of Prior Learning, Internships etc.;Your company will qualify for the Skills Element’s points for the BEE Verification if you have a...
Why Is It Important For South African Companies To Submit Their Workplace Skills Plan And Annual Training Report Each Year?
The Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 and the Skills Development Levy Act 9 of 1999 were imposed in South Africa to encourage learning and development within South African companies. These Acts benefit not only the learners and/or employees in companies but also the company itself. With higher educated and more developed employees, a company has much more to offer concerning service delivery and workmanship, leading to higher productivity, being the preferred service provider and higher...
DYK – Employers May Search Employees Or Their Property In The Workplace
The law generally states that employers must have a reasonable basis to search, and confine the search to non-personal items. Visitation of personal items, like handbags, generally cannot be searched unless the employer has a valid reason to do so. The employer must have reasonable doubt that the employee is dishonest or has contravened the code of conduct in the workplace. Nothing in our law prevents an employer from adopting a workplace policy that enables the employer to search the employee...
Episode 143: The Supplier’s Responsibility In Holding Any Deposit Or Part Payment On Behalf Of A Consumer
SEESA Legal Advisors, Marike Brand and Jano Fourie, discuss the suppliers' responsibilities in the event that they hold any deposit or part payment on behalf of a consumer. They further discuss the suppliers' accountability to consumers in the event of the above. Click on the play button below to listen to our podcast! Should you require additional information regarding the Consumer Protection Act, please contact your nearest SEESA office. Alternatively, leave your contact details on our...
Prescription And The Labour Law
Employers are more often than not faced with compliance orders or arbitration awards, which they have to comply with and furnish proof of compliance. What can an Employer do when they receive a compliance order relating to an underpayment of an employee who has, for example, not been employed by the Employer for over three (3) years? Does the Prescription Act apply to Labour Law as well? First, a compliance order is an order, which the Department of Employment and Labour issue and serve on the...
What Is A Data Processing Agreement, And Do I Need One?
Data Processing Agreements / Operators Agreements are required in the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). POPIA requires all businesses that share personal information with third parties/operators to have a Data Processing Agreement in place with the third parties/operators. Third parties /operators are defined as a person or business who processes personal information for a responsible party (the business) in terms of a contract or mandate without coming under the direct authority...
SEESA PayRoll – Individual Payslips are here!
Previously, bulk payslips needed to be generated from the system, printed and sent to each employee. You can now e-mail individual payslips to each employee with just a click of a button. To activate this feature, follow the link below, and our payroll team will call you. https://bit.ly/3G8JFVA
Can Suppliers Issue Vouchers Instead Of Refunds?
Impact of COVID-19 on certain industries The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had many implications for businesses, especially those in the travel, tourism and entertainment industries. There was an international ban on travelling and social gatherings, and as a result businesses could not deliver services paid for by consumers. These included airfreight, hotels and music concerts. As a result, businesses had to think outside of the box to continue operating and prevent the businesses from...