Human resource management is a role often overlooked by small business owners. Though if some basic steps are not implemented you could find yourself in a very sticky situation. Therefore, it is important to be aware of the basics of human resources and ensure that they have been implemented in your business. Here some areas [...]
Today we unpack what Employment Equity is and what the Department of Labour expects from Companies and employers in complying with the Employment Equity Act. Wondering whether the Employment Equity Act applies to you? Confused about how to implement employment equity in your company? Concerned about how to classify your employees in racial terms? Read [...]
SETA (Skills Education Training Authority) accredited training entails that a skills development course is approved by one of the 21 industry specific SETAs. Each SETA sets specific standards for training providers which ensures the quality of the SETA accredited course. Once the attendee has completed the SETA accredited training, they will obtain recognition of competence [...]
In terms of the Skills Development Act, businesses with a payroll in excess of R500 000 per annum must pay a statutory tax in the form of a skills development levy (SDL). This tax must be paid regardless of whether the business trains its employees or not. The SDL amount is calculated as 1% of [...]
Independent financer of minibus taxis, SA Taxi, has announced that it will be providing training for unqualified technicians currently repairing vehicles at taxi ranks. Formal skills certification now available for taxi rank technicians Project Refentse, which recently kicked off, adds another component to SA Taxi’s extended business platform designed to improve the minibus taxi industry’s [...]
On Thursday 12 April 2018, Eskilz College reached a milestone in obtaining accreditation with the Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO). QCTO Is a council that oversees the design, implementation, assessment and certification of occupational qualifications, including trades, on the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework This historic development now gives Eskilz College the leverage to undertake [...]
Talks on a new Mining Charter are about 80% completed and the new document guiding transformation of the South African mining sector will be ready and gazetted in May‚ giving the industry greater policy confidence‚ said new Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. The chamber had sought a declaratory order to determine whether mining companies were [...]
Successful entrepreneur Nonku Ntshona, addressed entrepreneurs who are participating in the Sekela Development Programme. Run by SA Home Loans, the event was held at their La Lucia head office in KZN. Guest speaker Ntshona was addressing 40 entrepreneurs in the first 2018 Master class of the Programme attended by a mix of new entrants and [...]
Coinciding with International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on 17 May 2018, the South African LGBT+ Management Forum will be launching the first of its kind, South African Workplace Equality Index (SAWEI). The Forum calls on all South African companies and international companies with a presence in South Africa to participate in the SAWEI. [...]
A group of women from Soweto, Tembisa and Mamelodi graduated from the Gauteng Township Retail Enterprise Development Programme (GTREDP), which aims to empower female entrepreneurs involved within the township retail industry. The GTREDP for Women was established in 2017 and is funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. A ceremony held at the Protea Hotel [...]
