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When a company starts hiring personnel, the interviews form an important part of the process and the decision to appoint an applicant in most instances depends on the applicant’s qualifications. In this commentary we discuss a few important questions and highlight the latest case law on the matter of submission of false or fraudulent qualifications.

Without transformation monitoring you could be left with either an Affidavit that expires without the B-BBEE implementation required for a scorecard verification; or thousands of rands spent but an unsatisfactory B-BBEE level.

In South Africa, the administration and management of trusts fall under the Trust Property Control Act . In recent months, concerns have been raised as to the proposed changes to the TPCA, specifically with regard to the potential impact on beneficial ownership and B-BBEE trusts.

Compensation of Occupational Injury and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (COIDA) aims to provide for compensation to an employee who sustains an occupational injury or disease in the course of their employment. It is a legal requirement for all employers to be registered with the Workmen’s Compensation Assurance and annually submit their Return of Earnings (RoE) to remain in good standing with the WCA.

The main objective of B-BBEE is the inclusion of black people, namely Africans, Indians and Coloureds who are South African citizens, in the economy within a larger goal of national empowerment targeting historically disadvantaged people such as black women, the youth, rural communities and disabled people.

The new national minimum wage (NMW) was announced by the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, in Government Gazette No. 48094 on 21 February 2023.