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Joblaw Gauteng North Labor & Employment Lawyer

Please contact us on all your labour related matters eg. Hearings, Warnings and contract of employment.
02/09/2025

Please contact us on all your labour related matters eg. Hearings, Warnings and contract of employment.

06/06/2023

DOMESTIC WORKERS: IMPORTANT DEADLINE FOR EMPLOYERS THIS JUNE

In April 2023, South Africa introduced a new law stating that Domestic Workers are now considered formal employees under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA). All employers are accountable and legally required to comply with the relevant laws, and all domestic workers may claim for injuries or deaths resulting from work-related accidents.

In addition, and in order to remain compliant with this new law, employers must register with the Compensation Fund and submit annual returns.

Employers will be required to do the following:

- To make contributions to the Compensation Fund, and the employees can claim from the Compensation Fund if they become ill, are injured, disabled or killed while performing their work duties.

- To pay an annual contribution to the fund based on their employee’s total earnings for the year.

- To submit a statement of earnings paid to all employees.

The latest gazette extends this to 30 June 2023 for the 2022 assessment. For the 2023 assessment, the relevant period is 28 February 2023 to 31 March 2024. The annual assessment fee is calculated on workers’ earnings. There is a 10% penalty fee which will be imposed for late submissions.

The maximum earnings limit per employee stays as below:

February 2023 ROE Limit – R529 264 (actuals)

February 2024 ROE Limit – R658 959 (provisional)

23/09/2022

PAYING MY EMPLOYEE: EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW (PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION):

Section 1 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 defines remuneration as any payment in money or in kind, or both in money and in kind, made or owing to any person in return for that person working for any other person, including the State.

The Act further provides that payment of any remuneration must be paid in South African currency and can be calculated either on a daily, weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis. The payment thereof must be paid either in cash, by cheque or by direct deposit into an account designated by the employee.

Any remuneration paid in cash or by cheque must be given to each employee at the workplace or at a place agreed to by the employee, during the employees’ working hours or within 15 minutes of commencement or conclusion of those hours and in a sealed envelope which becomes the property of the employee.

Remuneration must not be paid later than seven days after the completion of the period for which the remuneration is payable which in terms of the Act must be agreed to contractually; or when the contract of employment is terminated between employer and employee party.

This article aims to provide general information and does not constitute legal advice. For more information contact 021 919 6418 OR [email protected]

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