BUSA notes the statement made by the Minister of Employment and Labour, Minister Thulas Nxesi, at the NEDLAC Annual Summit on 7th December 2021. The Minister said government supports BUSA going to the Constitutional Court to get a declaratory order. We must clarify...
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SEIFSA concerned about the further rise in unemployment numbers for the third quarter of 2021
Johannesburg, 29 November 2021 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is concerned by data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) today, showing a further increase in the unemployment numbers in the domestic economy....
South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa communicated our determination as a country in responding to the Covid-19 crisis when he said: “We are determined not merely to return our economy to where it was before the coronavirus, but to forge a new economy in a new global reality.” To...
POPIA and Records Management
RECORDS MANAGEMENT Much of the Personal Information that is kept will be in the form of data in databases or systems, and the rest will be in form of documents or records. Managing these correctly is imperative under POPIA. This article will build on the records...
Seifsa welcomes building material demand uptick in June
Published by Engineering News 20TH AUGUST 2021 BY: MARLENY ARNOLDI While the year-on-year uptick in demand for construction and building materials in June was from a low base, it is a welcome development for the metals and engineering (M&E) sector, says...
SARS Emergency Tax Relief measures for 2021
Summary 1.Extension of the expanded Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) age eligibility criteria and amount claimable A R750 increase to the maximum monthly amount of ETI allowable. The proposed measures will apply for a period of four months and will come into operation...
Workers hit by South Africa’s looting will be paid out by government
https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/512202/workers-hit-by-south-africas-looting-will-be-paid-out-by-government-how-to-apply/
R3.75 billion relief for restoration of businesses adversely by violent looting & unrest
11 Aug 2021 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) would like to announce that the economic recovery support interventions announced by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel a fortnight ago is open for affected...
Payment of employees, MEIBC & Industry update
Good Day All, As we enter a new week and hopefully the opening of our businesses, we are fielding many calls regarding handling [payment] of staff. Attached is an opinion piece from CDH which relate to BCEA. However, we do have options for consideration as a result of...
Recent POPI Updates
Media release on 22 June confirms: The Information Regulator has confirmed that there will be no deadline for registration of Information officers (IO) and Deputy Information Officers (DIO); this means that no responsible party will be held liable for not registering...