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COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES FOR B-BBEE PURPOSES - HOW TO MAKE IT WORK
The current B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice make provision for Indirect Black-Ownership structures such as Employee Share Ownership Programmes (ESOP) and Broad-based Ownership Schemes (B-BOS).
These can be housed in various forms such as Employee Trusts, Community Trusts and
WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AMENDED NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE
To recapitulate, the National Minimum Wage Act, 9 of 2018 (NMWA) provides for, among others, a national minimum wage; the review and annual adjustment of the national minimum wage; the establishment of a National Minimum Wage Commission; and lastly an exemption from paying the national mini
The importance of registering with the Consumer Goods and Service Ombud
The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) is the accredited consumer goods and services industry compulsory Ombud complaints-handling structure set up in accordance with section 82(6) of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) which is enforceable against Participants.
BEE AND PROCUREMENT – JUST HOW IMPORTANT ARE THEY TO BUSINESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA?
The South African government introduced Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE or BEE) as a policy to improve economic transformation and enhance the economic participation of Black people (African, Coloured and Indian people who are South African citizens) in the South African economy.
IS ‘SIMILAR FACT’ EVIDENCE ADMISSIBLE IN DISCIPLINARY AND ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS?
During disciplinary and arbitration proceedings, an employer is usually faced with the onus to lead applicable evidence to prove the charges against the charged employee.
MAY AN EMPLOYER REQUIRE YOU TO RE-APPLY FOR YOUR JOB DURING A RETRENCHMENT PROCESS?
A fast-developing trend of late during retrenchment processes has been where employers resort to ensuring that an employee’s position becomes redundant for economic or structural reasons.