During the COVID-19 lockdown period, most companies have shut down/closed and for some employers it is not economically possible to continue to pay employees. In this case, the Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) have created a special benefit under…

The Minister of Employment and Labour published an amended TERS Directive (Notice 240 of 2020) on 08 April 2020.

Refer to the original post: COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (RSA)  

All the changes from the original post is highlighted in…

The following information was published on 1 April 2020 and is available on the SARS website (https://www.sars.gov.za/Media/Pages/CoronaVirus.aspx):

"Following the media statement issued by the Minister of Finance on 29 March 2020 on Tax Measures to Combat…

We are aware that attached email is currently being circulated by the Department of Employment and Labour to employers.

TERS Email from Department of Employment and Labour.pdf

In the email they request a specific template (pipe delimited CSV file) from employers…

The South African Minister of Employment and Labour has issued a Directive called Covid19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (C19 TERS) effective 26 March 2020.

This Directive will remain in operation for a period of 3 months or until it is withdrawn…

We are aware of potential legislative changes that may impact your Payroll following the Presidential address to the nation on the 23rd of March.

Our Compliance and Legislative teams are awaiting final confirmation from Government on these measures and…