Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
South Africa: Visa relief for foreigners with special skills
Foreign nationals who are currently resident in South Africa with legally issued Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) visas that expired during the lockdown, including the current period – and those that will expire by 30th June 2021 – may now apply for an extension of their visas for another 2 years …
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South Africa: Labour Court findings discourage section 189a(13) abuse
When an employer is forced into a position of retrenchment and, for economic reasons, decides to make employees redundant, they are required to enter into consultations with employee representatives under S189A of the Industrial Relations Act …
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South Africa: How far can and may an employer enforce workplace laws in a private individual’s home?
An interesting issue thrown up by the increase in homeworking during the pandemic is how far can and may an employer enforce workplace laws in a private individual’s home? For instance, in South Africa, the General Regulations published in association with the Occupational Health and Safety Act state that “no person at a workplace shall be under the influence of or have in his or her possession or partake of or offer any other person intoxicating liquor or drugs“ …
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South Africa: Sars is seeking to criminalise mistakes
A Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill currently being steered through the legislature by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has potentially profound implications for taxpayers …
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South Africa: Expat dangers
It remains potentially very dangerous to send personnel from another African state to South Africa …
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South Africa: Dismissal for misconduct
A supermarket employee who received gifts from a customer contrary to company policy without reporting the fact to their Supervisor only compounded their misconduct when they sought to return the gifts via the refund book …
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South Africa: Employment and Labour extends UIF Covid-19 TERS relief benefit payments
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has agreed to continue receiving applications until 15th September 2020 for the March 2020 to July 2020 period …
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South Africa: Comair lands into business rescue
The company Comair is a leading aviation company listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange and operating as a British Airways Franchisee …
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South Africa: Call for comment: Draft Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
The Ministry of Employment and Labour has published for comment a Draft Code of Good Practice on the prevention and elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work …
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South Africa: Minister Aaron Motsoaledi extends the expiry date of lawfully issued Visas
Lawfully issued visas that expired since 15th February 2020 and during the following lockdown period are now automatically extended and deemed to be valid until 31st October 2020 …
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South Africa: Tax deduction for home office expenses
Certain individual taxpayers may now deduct their home office expenses from their taxable income, as long as the requirements of the Income Tax Act No …
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South Africa: Tax rules
Tax rules remain a real headache for South African tax resident employees working abroad, even if they can claim the foreign employment income exemption …
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South Africa: May an employee hold their employer responsible for discrimination by a customer under EEA?
May an employee hold their employer responsible for discrimination by a customer under the Employment Equality Act (EEA)? When a shop cashier was racially abused by a customer, they complained to their manager, who responded by pointing out that the customer “paid the wages” …
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South Africa: Judicial confusion
Judicial confusion appears to exist over whether an employee who has consented, on joining their organisation, to submit to a polygraph test at any time may later refuse and not suffer detriment …
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South Africa: Job losses pile up
According to Transunion – the country’s leading credit reporting agency – there has been a sharp rise not only in the number of people losing their jobs (16%), but also those that have experienced working time reductions (37%), with millennials taking the brunt of the losses …
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