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TOUGH TIMES AHEAD FOR SMEs IN 2015 – BUT THERE’S TIME TO PREPARE FOR ECONOMIC HEADWINDS
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s tough macroeconomic environment will likely persist through 2015, making it difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to stay afloat and flourish.
Read MoreSA FALLS TO 56th PLACE ON GLOBAL COMPETIVENESS RANKINGS 2014 – WEF
South Africa continues its downward trend and falls to 56th place this year, third among the BRICS economies. South Africa does well on measures of the quality of its institutions (36th), including intellectual property protection (22nd), property rights (20th), the efficiency of its legal framework in challenging and settling disputes (9th and 15th, respectively), and its top-notch accountability of private institutions (2nd)
Read MoreTHE BASIC CONDITIONS AMENDMENT ACT FORMALLY A LAW OF SA – DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
The Basic Conditions Amendment Act, 2013 and its Administrative Regulations published on 29 August 2014 came into effect on the 1st of September 2014
Read MoreU.S. MAY ALLOW SOUTH AFRICAN CITRUS FROM BLACK SPOT-INFESTED AREAS
As South African citrus exporters continue to face challenges in Europe to meet strict rules over citrus black spot (CBS), they may have a new market outlet in the future thanks to fresh proposals from the United States.
Read MoreDA TO FIGHT FOR VAT CONCESSION IN AGRI-SECTOR
The DA will seek a meeting with Treasury representatives and the Acting Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) ,Ivan Pillay, to discuss Treasury’s proposal to do away with value-added tax (VAT) concession for the agricultural sector through the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill.
Read MoreMINISTERS DIVIDED ON LABOUR LAWS
Johannesburg – Ministers in President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet are not speaking with one voice on whether South Africa should change its labour legislation to help mend the country’s failing industrial relations.
Read MoreZUMA SIGNS LRA ACT INTO LAW – PRESIDENCY
Statement issued by Mac Maharaj, The Presidency, August 17, 2014
Law seeks to respond to increased informalisation of labour, ensure vulnerable groups are adequately protected
President Zuma assents to the Labour Relations Amendment Act
Read MoreEMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT: BIG CHANGES, MORE NASTY FINES FROM AUGUST – EXPERTS
The 25th of July 2014 saw the gazetting of the effective date of the amended Employment Equity Act, mere days before its implementation date of 1 August 2014.
Read MoreNUWE VERGOEDINGSDREMPEL VIR WET OP BASIESE DIENSVOORWAARDES
Ons herinner werkgewers daaraan dat die vergoedingsdrempel waarvolgens bepaal word watter werkers buite die bestek van sleutelbepalings (art 9, 10, 11, 125, 14, 15, 16, 17(2), 18(3)) van die wet op Basiese Diensvoorwaardes val, deur die Minister van Arbeid met ingang van 1 Julie 2014 verhoog is tot R205 433.30 per jaar (voorheen R193 805 pj)
Read MoreIMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AMENDMENT (EEA) ACT
On Friday, 25 July 2014, President Jacob Zuma proclaimed 1 August 2014 as the effective date for the implementation of the Employment Equity Amendment (EEA) Act
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