Resources and Insights

Guidance for compliance and transformation

Articles and practical guidance on South African compliance, transformation and skills development.

Employment Equity

EEA4: Understanding Income Differentials

What the EEA4 statement asks for, and how to use it to find and close unjustified pay gaps.

Payroll

COIDA Return of Earnings: Stay in Good Standing

Why the annual Return of Earnings matters for tenders, contracts and site access.

POPIA

Direct Marketing Under POPIA: Consent Rules

Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing need consent or an existing customer relationship. Here is how it works.

Health and Safety

The OHS Appointments Every Employer Needs

Safety representatives, first aiders, committees and the section 16(2) appointment: who needs what.

B-BBEE

B-BBEE Sworn Affidavits: Who Qualifies

EMEs and black-owned QSEs can confirm their B-BBEE level with a sworn affidavit instead of a verification.

HR Compliance

Fixed-Term Contracts: The Three-Month Rule

When a fixed-term employee becomes permanent by law, and how to use fixed-term contracts properly.

Labour Relations

Disciplinary Hearings Under the 2025 Dismissal Code

What changed on 4 September 2025, and the five things every fair hearing still needs.

Labour Relations

Retrenchments: Section 189 Step by Step

What the LRA and the 2025 Dismissal Code require before you retrench, and where employers go wrong.

$Annual Leave Isn't a Savings Account$

HR Compliance

Annual Leave Isn't a Savings Account

Why letting leave pile up creates a liability, and what the BCEA requires.

HR Compliance

Sick Notes: Know the Rules Before You Ask

What the BCEA says about sick leave, medical certificates and when an employer may refuse to pay.

POPIA

Your Data Breach Just Sent a Notification

A payroll file goes to the wrong address. What POPIA requires next, and why preparation matters.

B-BBEE

B-BBEE: One Missed Element, One Level Down

How the 40% sub-minimum on priority elements can cost you a level, and how to plan around it.

HR Compliance

Your HR Policies Have an Expiry Date

If your policy manual was written before September 2025, check the label.

Skills Development

Missed the WSP Deadline? So Did 20% of Your Skills Levy

Why 30 April is the most valuable date in your skills development calendar.

Labour Relations

The Real Cost of One Unfair Dismissal

The CCMA is free to use. Losing there is not. What one badly handled dismissal can cost.

$The EE Reporting Window Is Open: What to Do Before 15 January$

Employment Equity

The EE Reporting Window Is Open: What to Do Before 15 January

Who must report, what changed in 2025 and how to get your EEA2 and EEA4 in on time.

Skills Development

Planning Your Workplace Skills Plan

How a well-planned WSP and ATR earn back 20% of your skills levy and strengthen your B-BBEE score.

POPIA

POPIA Compliance: First Steps for Organisations

Five practical first steps to a POPIA programme that would survive a breach or a complaint.

B-BBEE

Understanding Your B-BBEE Scorecard

The elements, the thresholds and the priority-element rule that can cost you a full level.