FAQ – Is your business required to contribute to the B-BBEE ICT Sector Council fees?

The B-BBEE ICT sector council has made the decision that as from 1 December 2020, all ICT entities who obtains a B-BBEE certificate or affidavit, will need to contribute to the annual fees of the ICT sector council. If an entity, therefore, falls under the B-BBEE ICT sector, they will be required to provide proof... Read More

BEE, FAQ, LATEST

May 13, 2021

Did you know? – A construction company with 0% of black ownership can obtain a B-BBEE Level better than Level 4

If the enterprise’s turnover does not exceed the annual threshold of R10mil per annum, it will be exempt from complying with any of the prescribed elements and will only qualify for an automatic level 6. If the maximum points were reached for skills development and supplier development, this level 6 can be enhanced to a... Read More

BEE, DID YOU KNOW, LATEST

May 12, 2021

B-BBEE – Reasons why your business might drop a level

When you are a Qualifying Small Enterprise (QSE) or a Generic Company, you are normally required to spend a certain amount of money to obtain full points on specific elements on a scorecard (This excludes automatic BEE levels that you obtain because you have more than 51% black ownership). It happens that companies spend a... Read More

BEE, In-depth, LATEST

May 11, 2021

Episode 75: Amendments Within The Construction Sector Codes Effective from 1 December 2021

SEESA BEE Legal Advisors, Phillip van der Merwe and Johan Oosthuizen discuss the amendments within the Construction Sector Codes effective from 1 December 2021. This is in line with the amendments that came into effect on the Skills Development element on 01 December 2020. They also focus on the aspects in terms of the Socio-Economic... Read More

BEE, LATEST, Podcast

May 10, 2021

Short-time in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic

The code of good practice states that dismissal must be a last resort. However, we cannot shy away from the effects of the ongoing global pandemic, coronavirus, within the scope of industrial relations. It can be stated that after the hard lockdown most employers are breathing through the wound since there is a shortage of... Read More

Focus, Labour, LATEST

May 7, 2021

FAQ – Can an employee claim sick leave when a spouse tested positive for COVID-19?

This article assumes that the employee does not exhibit any COVID-19 symptoms. Sick leave is regulated by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). According to the BCEA, an employee is entitled to sick leave when the “employee was unable to work for the duration of the employee’s absence on account of sickness or injury”.... Read More

Labour, LATEST, SEESA FAQ

May 6, 2021

Did you know? – Cybercrime is at an all-time high and your business is at risk

During 2019, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre reported that South Africa had the third-highest number of cybercrime victims worldwide with the country losing an estimated R2.2 billion to cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks spiked during the COVID-19 Level 5 lockdown as many employees adopted remote working. During 2020, and at the SMME level, cyber threats came... Read More

Consumer Protection & POPI, DID YOU KNOW

May 5, 2021

The importance of an impartial Chairperson

“Nemo Iudex in Causa Sua” – A decision-maker must be impartial and have no interest in the case.[1] A chairperson must therefore ensure that he or she is impartial when conducting a disciplinary hearing. The chairperson must weigh all the evidence for and against the employee and then make an informed and well thought out... Read More

Focus, Labour, LATEST

May 4, 2021

Episode 74: Can An Employee Resign With Immediate Effect To Avoid Disciplinary Action?

SEESA Labour Law experts, Siseko Nosenga and Werner van Vuren, provides guidelines on the age-old debate of whether employees have the right to resign with immediate effect. They elaborate on why employers may refuse immediate resignations pending disciplinary action and whether employees may be compelled to work their contractual notice period. Click play to listen... Read More

Labour, LATEST, Podcast

May 3, 2021

Understanding the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)

The purpose of the Promotional of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) is to give effect to the Constitutional right of access to information held by both private and public bodies. It aims to promote a society in which South African’s can easily access or obtain information to enable them to exercise and... Read More

Consumer Protection & POPI, In-depth, LATEST