Confusion over UIF contributions persists
On 1 April this year, a new Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) scale of benefits came into effect as announced by the Minister of Labour in Government Gazette Notice No. 588. The limit for those claiming benefits was increased from R178 464 per annum to R212 539 per...
Things to consider before you retrench
Cathie Webb, director of the South African Payroll Association (SAPA), offers some advice on how to handle this difficult task. Whenever a worker is retrenched in South Africa, it's not just one person losing an income. That's because employees in this country have a...
Reconsider the role of business ‘chiefs’
The move to digital, coupled with the increasing amount of data businesses find themselves dealing with today, has given rise to numerous new 'Chief' roles within the business landscape, as CEOs try to steer in the right direction -- aiming to achieve sustained...
Large scale work permit changes on the cards
The White Paper for South African Migration was released on 28 July 2017 by the Department of Home Affairs. Whether you have foreign workers in South Africa, South African workers abroad or deal in any capacity with these changes, there is now a unique window to get...
Government must walk its SME talk
Government faces two key issues: severe and worsening unemployment on the one hand, and a growing gap between what the fiscus needs and the tax it can collect. Taking decisive action to grow the SME sector has the potential to resolve, at least partially, both issues,...
The changing workplace
It's the 21st century and the way we work is rapidly changing. More people are choosing to do their work away from the office, a movement inspired and often implemented by Millennials. With the leaps and bounds of technological progression, being chained to a cubicle...
Importance of business networking
The digital revolution and the move towards an always-on life has ensured that people are more connected than ever, both personally as well as professionally. Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup South Africa, states that this has changed the way people...
Persistent gender pay gap in payroll sector
Cathie Webb, director at The South African Payroll Association, explains that the gender pay gap is shrinking, but it just won't go away. During Women's Month, it is important to consider the gender related problems we still face as professionals. One of the major...
Britehouse wins in Top Women Awards 2017
Britehouse Group, a Division of Dimension Data, has been announced the winner of the Top Gender Empowered: Skills Development Award at the prestigious Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2017. The Standard Bank Top Women Awards, hosted by Topco Media and Standard Bank,...
Econz Wireless signs partner agreement with NeTrec
Econz Wireless, a global leader in GPS mobile employee tracking and time and attendance solutions, has signed a partner agreement with NeTrec, a Vereeniging- and Pretoria-based company which specialises in human resource management. Ernie Loubser, support director for...
How do employees want to work?
Lauren Timmer-Somer, head of Marketing and Technology Services at Ricoh SA, outlines nine ways that employees want companies to beat the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.First there was water and steam. Then there was electricity. The Third Industrial...
How to prevent payroll fraud
The struggling South African economy has created considerable hardship, with low salary increases coupled with greater calls on disposable income. And this has resulted in a perfect storm driving people to commit fraud, says Arlene Leggat, a director of the South...