EE – who must comply?
Employment Equity legislation is compulsory for all Designated Employers – here’s how to know if you are a Designated Employer. If you answer YES to any of the following questions, you are a Designated Employer: Do you employ 50 or more people? Do you employ less than 50 people BUT your total annual turnover exceeds […]
What’s the difference between BEE and B-BBEE?
The simple and short answer is: there is no difference between these two terms.
Doing Employment Equity right – everything you need to know
The Department of Labour (DoL) is getting stricter on the enforcement of Employment Equity, and in our experience companies tend to take a reactive approach when it comes to Employment Equity implementation in that they only start the process when they receive an intention to audit from the DoL. The DoL has picked up on […]
5 Steps to make Skills Development programmes work for you and your employees
Do you feel that Skills Development spend is an unavoidable burden that drains funds that could have been put to better use elsewhere? If you relate to this at all, then your Skills Development programme is probably not working for you or your employees. Having honest and open conversations with your employees about their Skills […]
The Basics of OHS in South Africa right now
In South Africa now, Google searches for “workplace safety” and “regulation” (as a related search term) have increased to the highest number of searches in the past year – amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic and South Africa’s lockdown regulations allowing more people to return to the workplace premises, it is essential for employers and employees […]
SDL Payment Holiday starting 1 May 2020
We know that the COVID-19 Lockdown is taking its toll on every business, but it’s not all bleak – the National Treasury has announced a 4-month payment holiday on Skills Development Levies starting 1 May 2020. While businesses are suffering much larger losses, this relief measure would definitely provide businesses with an additional portion of expendable […]
SDF CORP IS CALLING FOR INTERVENTION – OPEN LETTER
SDF Corp has drafted and distributed an open letter to stakeholders of BEE and Skills Development in South Africa, containing a call for intervention from the private sector. This one letter requests answers and clarification on specific measures that have been imposed during this National Lockdown, and urgent intervening measures that have to be taken […]
NEW MINIMUM WAGES: NEED-TO-KNOW ONLY
On 1 March 2020, the new increased minimum wages took effect in South Africa as announced by the Minister of Employment and Labour. The National Minimum Wage Act specified that minimum wages are increased with 3.8% to R20.76/hour, with a few exceptions to this rule and excluding benefits. This change impacts Employment Equity for designated […]
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS – WHAT ARE THEY, AND HOW DO I APPLY?
When linking Skills Development to BEE, it can become a whirlpool of confusing terminology – and not to mention all the hoops you have to jump through to try and implement them. We believe that it is easier than it sounds, and the benefits outweigh the implementation procedure by far. One of the best ways […]
WSPS AND ATRS – WHERE TO START
By now, most business owners have seen many reminders on the internet about the deadline for Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) submissions that are due 30 April 2020. Skills Development legislation currently determines that any business with an annual payroll of over R500 000 are required to submit their WSPs and […]