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Injuries on Duty and Retrenchments 2018/03/25

Nothing in law prevents and employer to conduct a retrenchment exercise with an employee that is off work on IOD.Firstly, it must be remembered that the purpose of the provisions COIDA, as read with the BCEA is that all that the legislation does, is to give an employee legal authority not to be at w...

Sending Payslips via SMS 2018/03/01

The relevant provisions that apply in this case are the provisions of Section 33 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (“the BCEA’). In terms of Section 33(1), it is provided that “An employer must give an employee the following information in writing on each day the...

COID Notice to claim unpaid merit rebates for qualifying employers 2015/10/07

Employers who employ 1 or more part- or full-time employees must register with the Compensation Fund and pay annual assessment fees. Fees may increase or decrease according to an employer’s accident costs.Employers with low costs may qualify for assessment fee rebates. Section 85 (3) of the CO...

Compensation Fund (CF) to Assess its core Business 2015/10/06

The Compensation Fund, a public entity of the Department of Labour will be embarking on an intensive exercise to review its functional model to establish the most effective way of rendering its pensions fund, medical aid and insurance functions.Acting Commissioner Vuyo Mafata said the exercise is ex...

Mining Health and Safety Committee urged to 'spend the money' 2015/10/05

“Spend the money!” implored the chairperson of Parliament's minerals committee, after a briefing on the Department of Mineral Resources' (DMR) results for 2014/2015 on Wednesday.ANC MP Sahlulele Luzipho wasn't giving the go ahead for a massive mall crawl rounded off with a li...