The Compensation Fund issued a Notice in the Government Gazette of 14 July 2022, informing employers of COIDA Compliance, and its intention to conduct employer COIDA Audits and employer site visits. The Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (the UI Act) also requires all employers who employ people for more than 24 hours per month to register with the UIF and contribute towards the fund.

The new Property Practitioners Act (Act 22 of 2019) repealed the Estate Agency Affairs Act (Act 112 of 1976) and casts a wider net to now include individuals and entities, previously excluded from the Estate Agency Affairs Act. Do you currently qualify as a “Property Practitioner” under the new Act?

Die spertyd vir die verpligte verkryging van Energie Prestasie Sertifikate (ook Energie Sertifikate en / of “Energy Performance Certificates”) deur die eienaars van sekere geboue in Suid-Afrika, verstryk op 8 Desember 2022. Nie-voldoening aan die Regulasies sal strafbaar wees.

New Regulations were published for the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA), and it affects POPIA (Protection of Personal Information, Act 4 of 2013) and it places additional duties and responsibilities on the Information Officer. Information Officers must take cognisance of the new changes.

FHBC bied bystand aan kliënte met die implementering van POPIA. Ons ontvang deurentyd ooreenstemmende navrae en ons spreek graag van die vrae in ons artikel aan.

The deadline for the compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act No. 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) is fast approaching. Have you taken the necessary steps to be compliant by the 1st of July 2021? Have you identified and appointed an Information Officer in your business as yet? If not, please read our article. The portions of POPIA relating to Information Officers, became effective on the 1st of May 2021.

Ten spyte daarvan dat verskeie individue betrokke is by trusts, hetsy as ‘n oprigter of trustee van die trust, is daar steeds by sommige onsekerheid oor die vereiste aanstelling van ‘n onafhanklike trustee. In ons artikel wat handel oor trustreg en praktyk, gee ons ‘n uiteensetting van die vereiste.

Wat presies is “botsende belange” van ‘n direkteur en wat is die omvang van ‘n direkteur se verpligtinge ten opsigte van so ‘n botsende belang?