The Return Of Goods During Lockdown
A press release from the office of the Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman has been doing its rounds stating it has received several complaints relating to returns. Clothing, in particular, has drawn the most attention during level 4 lockdown where it was stated that suppliers are not allowing fittings or returns and that consumers only find out about this when they attempt to return. Ms Magauta Mphahlele, the CGSO Ombudsman stated that “lockdown related returns policies must be judged...
TERS Reporting with SEESA PayRoll
Profile PayRoll is just another way SEESA is offering you the complete solution for your business’s needs, from applying for funding, receiving the funding and complying with the correct reporting around the received funding. You can now use your Profile Payroll to extract and submit the necessary report for submission to the Department of Employment and Labour. This means no more manual completion of the reporting documents that you are required to submit to the Department of Employment and...
Promotional Competitors & The Consumer Protection Act
Businesses often use competitions as a mechanism to market products or services to customers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when lockdown regulations have restricted certain stores from opening, we have seen an uptake of competitions run by small to medium-sized companies. If you go on Instagram or Facebook, you will most likely see at least one such company promoting their goods through a competition. It is an easy way to market the goods you sell while people cannot visit your store....
Employment Equity Guidance during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on all the social and economic aspects of our country. As the virus spreads, uncertainty grows amongst employees and employers. Even though these are very uncertain times, employers are still bound to comply with labour laws. The Employment Equity Act is one of the labour laws affected by this pandemic. The question is, what impact does COVID-19 have on Employment Equity and how do we move forward? The COVID-19 pandemic has an enormous impact on the economic...
Learning Under Lockdown
All business owners have pondered the effect of COVID-19 on the various elements of their business. The effect of the lockdown on B-BBEE compliance is no exception. Many have queried whether the deadlines for B-BBEE expenditure was or will be extended. B-BBEE expenditure, as always, will still need to take place within the applicable financial period. Accordingly, no extensions can be granted. So, what if you spent your Skills Development targets within your financial year but the employees...
The Motor Industry during COVID-19 Pandemic
Did you know that throughout level 5 lockdown, all automotive movement came to a legendary standstill? Most employers and employees across all occupations were urged to stay home and to work remotely from home. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa investigated data where they found that the sales of motor vehicles dropped with 98,4%. This affected the year-to-date volumes downwards with 32,1%. This had a ripple effect on all traders where...
TIME TO EMBRACE THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CHANGE
The title in itself poses a challenge. Not everyone likes change and our new normal takes some time getting used to. With the whole world in a sense of panic, the economy taking a hit, and businesses trying to keep afloat; the last thing businesses are thinking about is training. The coronavirus has affected the livelihood and wellbeing of everyone around the world, putting millions of people’s health at risk. The future may look daunting right now, but changing our way of life is not an...
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VS COMPLIANCE AND COVID-19
When implementing a training intervention in your organisation today, it is important to have a clear understanding of its purpose in the end. Is the planned training intervention there to serve a particular purpose to benefit the company in terms of legislation, or will it benefit both the organisation and the employee intrinsically and extrinsically? It is an unfortunate fact that HR training & development in South African organisations have been widely neglected over the past few...
CONTACT TRACING IN TERMS OF COVID-19
On the 25th of March 2020, the Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, announced that one’s cell phone data will be used to curb the spread of COVID-19.[1] Chapter 3 of the Regulations issued in terms of Section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, allow for the formation of a COVID-19 tracing database.[2] This will be conducted in the form of contact tracing. This can be defined as “the practice of identifying and monitoring...
ACCESS TO THE CCMA DURING LOCKDOWN
During the unprecedented times that we find ourselves living in, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has issued a Directive which has been applicable since the 11th May 2020 that records and updates us on the way forward with regards to access to the CCMA in light of the COVID-19 lockdown. As per the CCMA Directive: Access to the CCMA during the COVID-19 lockdown issued by the Director of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, Mr Cameron Sello...