Category Labour

Understanding Legal Liability

Legal Liability is a vital concept in South African law to assist individuals and businesses alike in making informed decisions, an essential part will be prioritizing safety with pro-active risk management and adherence to legal standards to mitigate legal liability…

The Vital Role of Risk Assessment

In a world filled with uncertainties, and where change is unavoidable, safety is a principle that remains steadfast. Whether you are working in a busy factory, a quiet office, at home or outside on a construction site or farm, understanding…

Non-Compliant case study

We recently had a client contact us regarding a statement enquiry for their account at the Compensation Fund. The client didn’t know that their company had to be registered at the Compensation Fund as soon as they started trading and…

VAT INVOICE REQUIREMENTS

Last year September the process for VAT registrations completely changed, and with this the requirements also changed. These changes were made, but no one was made aware due to the website not being updated. Since applications now get reviewed by…

Who and What is RMA

RMA stands for Rand Mutual Assurance. They provide cover to employees in the event of injuries and accidents whilst on duty in the same way as the Workmen’s Compensation Fund, but for specific classes and industries. These employers would fall…

Name Changing

Changing a nature of Business at the Compensation Fund is possible, but this is a very lengthy process and there is np guarantee that the updated nature of business and category will reflect on the updated Letter of Good Standing.…

VAT Backdating

A Voluntary VAT registration cannot be back-dated at SARS. The liability date will be based on the date of the registration itself. Should you wish to have it back dated, the business owner will have to contact SARS directly to…

Validation Errors

When there has been changes or updates at CIPC for the company,  the information might not have linked with the Compensation Fund system and it needs to be verified first. This could be anything from Directors changes, address changes etc.…