There is still a chance that president Cyril Ramaphosa declares an additional public holiday in December 2022, says Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) – and if it happens, bosses will need to know how to pay their workers appropriately. According to the law firm, four of South Africa’s 12 official public holidays fall over the […]

Remuneration and HR consultancy, 21st Century, says that when one thinks of remuneration data, one tends to think of payroll data specifically.  The group aims to broaden thinking about a bigger pool of data that could be a critical strategic tool for people managers and business leaders in the future. […]

Presenteeism – being physically present at work but mentally absent and unproductive due to illness, injury, stress or burnout – now comes at a greater economic cost than absenteeism, says professor Renata Schoeman, head of the MBA in Healthcare Leadership programme at Stellenbosch Business School. During the Covid-19 pandemic this […]

When employers settle employment disputes with staff, the standard practice includes adding a confidentiality undertaking to the settlement agreement, writes Johan Botes, partner and head of the Employment & Compensation Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg. Employers are often reluctant for employees to trumpet the settlement reached to other prospective litigants, and […]

But many of those who do comply see it another ‘revenue generator’. The deadline for the submission of up-to-date payroll information by employers on their employees is fast approaching, and non-compliance could cost them dearly. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has a powerful tool in the form of highly […]