Taxation Laws Amendment Bill offers relief for SA expats
On 13 October 2020, National Treasury and SARS published their responses on the Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB), which included potential relief for South African expatriates who were unable to leave South Africa owing to the Covid-19 lockdown. By Jonty...
SA fintech hopes to alleviate staff stress
Research indicates that 77% of South Africans are struggling financially due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. In addition, 86% of these consumers are concerned about their ability to pay their current bills and loans, with 21% planning to borrow the money from...
You only have one shot to dispute your SARS assessment
When engaging in disputes with the taxman, there are many rules you need to be aware of, but the decision in CSARS v The Executor of the Estate of Late Ndlovu (A395/2016) arguably tells the most important. By Jean du Toit, Attorney and Head of Tax Technical at Tax...
Flexible future for workforce who want to plug in from anywhere
The decision by thousands of businesses to deploy a remote-based workforce over the past six months initially emerged as a forced response to an unprecedented crisis, rather than a chosen strategy. By Garsen Naidu, GM: sub-Saharan Africa at Cisco However, over the...
Executive search firms partner with in-house recruitment
Like their global counterparts, South African executive search firms are complementary to their clients' in-house recruitment function, not in competition with it. This is according to Annelize van Rensburg, executive search director at Signium Africa, who adds: "Each...
Thumbs up: you’re hired
Think that the use of a specific emoji colour is fine? Think that a black smiley used by a white person is acceptable? Think that sending an image of an eggplant is perfectly normal? The courts in countries like the US and France say no, and it's very likely that...
Multi-channel approach improves employee experience for remote workforces
As the Covid-19 pandemic irrevocably redefined the way we communicate and work, remote working and mobile workforces have become central to doing business in the new normal. By Dharshan Naidoo, SADC sales team lead at Infobip Africa This means that organisations are...
Background screening vital for contract employees
The recently introduced Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill is expected to bring more protection for contract employees like domestic workers, gardeners, nannies, and au pairs, etc. With employers facing increased responsibilities and...
Philip Truter is SARS’ ‘orange jumpsuit’ example
The VBS Mutual Bank case gained massive momentum when state witness, Philip Truter, was sentenced on 7 October 2020 to an effective seven years in prison. By Roxanna Naidoo, admitted attorney at Tax Consulting SA Truter pleaded guilty to racketeering, fraud,...
ITU drives skills debate
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released the 2020 edition of "Digital Skills Insights", a collection of articles by international experts on the impact of digital transformation on capacity and skills development. In eight articles, the publication...
Verdict on retirement fund withdrawal coming soon
The time for South Africans who consider emigrating to learn their fate around their pensions is drawing closer. By Jean du Toit, head of tax technical at Tax Consulting SA We have come a long way since publication of the draft tax Bills on 31 July this year, and on 7...
Local ICT skills in high demand despite economic downturn
Cape Town is home to almost 60% of South African tech start-ups. This is according to data released by Invest Cape Town, which cites high internet penetration, access to start-up capital, and top business accelerators, as reasons for the city's growing success as a...