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Written by Craig Raath, Executive Director at 21st Century

My goal for today was to sit down and write an article about the next big thing in the reward and recognition arena.  I had planned to spend the morning researching global best practice to bolster my local knowledge of trends and the afternoon consolidating my findings and writing a profound article for the benefit of Human Capital professionals everywhere.  I diligently read numerous articles penned by the top thinkers from leading organisations, made notes, sat comfortably, clicked my knuckles, hovered over my keyboard and. . .  realised that the best advice that I have in creating a world class total reward structure in your organisation is to communicate effectively, honestly and ethically.

We’ve all seen case studies on companies like Google and Patagonia and I have no doubt whatsoever that they are leaders in optimising a corporate culture that works in their unique environments.  As cool as it would be to go surfing during working hours and crawl into a nap pod for an afternoon siesta after your cafeteria subsidised triple, venti, half-sweet, non-fat, caramel macchiato, that just plain doesn’t work for most organisations.

I am constantly being asked “what is the latest best practice in the reward space”.  What is with our obsession with best practice anyway? 

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As published byBusinessTech

The Department of Labour plans to introduce South Africa’s new leave laws in phases, starting with parental benefits at the end of July.

In November 2018, president Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Labour Laws Amendment Bill into law.

However, businesses were left confused as the new rules surrounding paternity and adoptive leave were delayed to allow for UIF integration.

Speaking to BusinessTech, acting department spokesperson Makhosonke Buthelezi said that this decision was made to accommodate the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).

“We had to reconfigure the system to consider the benefits of all these new additions and make sure that all of the benefits and dates line up,” he said.

He added that planned dates for system readiness are:

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In one of his first statements after taking over the running of the South African Revenue Service on 1st May, 2019, our new SARS Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter announced that if people earned less than R500 000 per annum it would not be necessary for them to file tax returns.

Since R500 000 is a substantial salary, in South African terms, this has excited a large group of people!

However, this is not as simple as it seems – there are some provisos:

  • Total employment income may not exceed R500 000
  • The employee has no other form of income, e.g. rental or taxable interest income, or income from another job
  • The employee has no financial benefits, such as travel expenses, retirement funding
  • The employee does not have any additional taxable income claims, such as travel allowances, medical expenses, retirement annuities

It is important to note that all of the above need to be true before deciding not to file your return.

How will SARS know?

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