March 2024

Many bitterly-contested court battles between employers and their employees could have been avoided if the employers in question had, when drawing up their employment contracts, addressed the question: “Who owns something invented by my employee?” It’s the sort of thing that’s easily overlooked, but as the widely-reported “Please Call Me” court case saga shows, huge […]

With so much of the population now working remotely as contractors or freelancers, the traditional employer/employee model is being scrutinised more closely than ever before. While considered a classic form of doing things, there is little doubt that the full-time employee still has much to offer a company, in the right circumstances. Deciding when to

With a valid tax certificate from a qualifying PBO, taxpayers – companies and individuals – can get a tax deduction for donations made. New requirements for both valid tax certificates and PBOs have been implemented by SARS, the most recent being effective from 31 May 2024, affecting both PBOs and their donors.  Before donating to