SEESA Consumer Protection & POPI Legal Advisors Viantha Govender and Shanay Reddy discuss the duty of an Information Officer within a business to complete a Personal Information Impact Assessment to identify and minimise the data protection risks from processing personal information within the business in terms of the POPI Act. Click on the play button…
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Are Your Suppliers Costing You B-BBEE Points?
Is your business missing out on B-BBEE points due to non-compliant suppliers? By procuring from empowering suppliers with favourable B-BBEE status levels, entities will receive recognition on the Enterprise and Supplier Development Scorecard. They can gain up to 27 additional points on their scorecards. The following are a few reasons why companies should properly vet…
SEESA PayRoll
We know that Payroll can be very stressful. Our PayRoll software is available to all existing SEESA clients: • Payslips; • Processing of Payroll; • Comprehensive Reports • Complete Payroll Setup; • Unlimited free Training & Support; • Individual Payslips; • No Licensing Fees. Interested in SEESA PayRoll? https://www.seesa.co.za/Paytime.html
Episode 149: What are the common misconceptions regarding BEE?
SEESA BEE Legal Experts Solita Pillay and Saigal Inderpal discuss the most common misunderstandings in the BEE industry and unravel some BEE truths. They also focus on what is accurate and true. Click on the play button below to listen to our podcast! SEESA BEE Legal Experts Solita Pillay and Saigal Inderpal discuss the most…
Sick Notes Issued By A Professional Nurses A Right Or A Wrong
As we are getting close to the change of season, we also know that there is usually a spike in employees’ absence due to being ill. This is also the time employers receive more sick leave requests and medical certificates. The question now arises, what is a valid medical certificate? Employers, and more likely employers…
Access to Personal Information in the Public Domain
The Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (The POPI Act) protects an individual’s personal information. The POPI Act also ensures that the right to privacy in terms of the Constitution is upheld. It is important to remember that processing personal information is only applicable when a responsible party processes it. Any processing for…
Episode 148: When should my business submit its first Employment Equity reports?
SEESA Skills Development Facilitators Chuma Mzileni and Sasha-Lee McCay discuss the process to be followed by a first-time designated employer for Employment Equity and when the first reports must be submitted to the Department of Labour. Click on the play button below to listen to our podcast! Interested in having your own SEESA Skills Development…
An Employer Guideline – What To Do When Dealing With The Termination Of An Employee’s Employment Relationship.
One of the most popular new year’s resolutions regarding an individual’s work aspirations is to start a new job and achieve greater success in the new year. This is all good and well, but such ambitious aspirations often leave employers in a severe predicament, especially when operations kick off in full swing during the beginning…
Episode 147: Lay-bys and the Consumer Protection Act – Various rights and obligations of both parties to the contract.
SEESA CP & POPI Legal Advisors Charl Fourie and Sage Hardiman discuss the importance of Section 62, lay-by agreements in the Consumer Protection Act, emphasising the Retail Industry. They answer the question of whether consumers can cancel a lay-by without penalty and when goods must be delivered. Click on the play button below to listen…
Direct Marketing Is Allowed In Terms Of The Consumer Protection Act 68 Of 2008
Although the Consumer Protection Act No. 68 of 2008 (CPA) protects all consumers’ rights in South Africa, Section 11 and Section 12 of the above Act allows suppliers to approach consumers directly to market their goods or services. Direct Marketing is where a supplier markets their goods or services in person or electronically to a…