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International Restructuring Newswire
Welcome to the Q4 2024 edition of the Norton Rose Fulbright International Restructuring Newswire.
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South Africa | Publication | March 2024
On 5 March 2024 the Minister of Employment and Labour announced an increase in the annual earnings threshold from R241 110,59 to R254 371,67. The increase is in effect from 1 April 2024.
For purposes of determining whether an employee earns in excess of the threshold, ‘earnings’ means an employee’s regular annual remuneration before deductions including, income tax, pension, medical and similar payments, but excluding similar employer contributions, subsistence and transport allowances paid to an employee, achievement awards and overtime payments.
The earnings threshold is significant as it determines the application or otherwise of key provisions of employment legislation including the following:
Given that it determines the application of several employment rights and protections, it is important for employers to be aware of the increase in the earnings threshold.
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Welcome to the Q4 2024 edition of the Norton Rose Fulbright International Restructuring Newswire.
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Corporations are considered separate legal persons distinct from the people that run them. But, they do not have their own minds or willpower. This raises a question when statutory or common law tests require a finding as to the intent of the corporation.
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