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Only family members of the 20 miners who died in the Kloof Ikamva shaft accident in 2018 can claim jobs. You will need to apply in the regular way,
An employer is legally required to register with the specific bargaining council that applies to the employer’s main scope of work. If the employer does not comply they can be fined.
If your tax directive application is declined, it may be due to incorrect data captured
Absolutely not. A worker is employed by the company, not the company’s client.
You should send a registered letter to the Trustees of the Fund asking them to investigate.
You are supposed to pay UIF contributions until your employee stops working for you.
You can report them to the Department of Labour.
On the face of it, it would certainly seem so but the actual decision of whether it was an unfair dismissal under labour law must be taken by the CCMA.
If the firm has a payroll of over R500,000, then they must register with SETA and provide learnerships.
Unfortunately, you can't take your application back once it's been approved. You should get details about your umbrella fund's retirement due to ill health benefits.