- SAPA Newsletter - 2024
SAPA released a newsletter toward the end of 2024, complete with updates about the association's activities throughout the year and a rundown of events and developments in the payroll industry. Read more
- Understanding your pay slip
Jethro Malapane, Executive Committee Member of the South African Payroll Association (SAPA), says the association often receives queries about pay slips. Many times, these queries stem from employees not understanding how their salaries and wages are structured, as well as uncertainty about salary codes. Read more
- How to run a cost-effective payroll
Employees who are paid efficiently, accurately and on time are productive and profitable, which is why payroll administration is a high-return investment for every organisation. Read More...
- The risks of unqualified payroll staff
From the outside, payroll seems simple. Get the right software. Push a button at the right time. Then, hey presto! Your workers are paid. Right? If only. Plus, the old adage of “garbage in, garbage out” still applies. Read More...
- What it means to be a third-party agent for SARS
Few employers or employees truly understand what it means when you are nominated by The South African Revenue Service (SARS) as a third-party agent, which often results in a matter that could be resolved speedily lingering unnecessarily and impacting both parties. Read More...
- Don’t risk employee anger over payroll errors
It’s not uncommon for a payroll to be consistently managed so poorly that workers threaten to strike over incorrectly administered pay. Read More...
- Why does a 13th cheque not give me double my usual take-home pay?
As the Christmas season approaches, some lucky employees will be looking forward to a bonus or a thirteenth cheque. Frequently, however, people express surprise that their thirteenth cheque doesn’t translate into double their typical take-home pay. Read More...
- Preventing payroll identity fraud
Payroll identity fraud is a reality in South Africa. Provincial departments, municipalities and the Department of Education are just a few of the examples where millions has been lost to ghost employees and other fraudulent payroll activities. Read More...
- Why you need qualified payroll staff
Without a doubt, payroll is one of the most sensitive business activities. Income is extremely personal to workers because it's inherently tied to their well-being and survival. Read More...
- Cross-border payroll: Some guidelines for payroll professionals
South African companies— as well as many global multinationals—are increasingly seeing the rest of the continent as an attractive growth target. No matter what particular business model they adopt in the target country, they are likely to find themselves seconding specialist staff to their in-country operations. In general, these expatriates would remain on the payroll of the South African or parent company. Read More...
- Why you cannot afford to go without medical aid
The medical aid conversation can be a controversial one. Many look at the price tag and wonder if it is worth the expense and the inevitable hassle. Everyone knows that medical aid comes with paperwork and admin, but few recognise that it also comes with peace of mind and reassurance. Read More...
- A Career in Payroll: taking on a strategic role in businesses
Strength of character, an ethical attitude and a professional mind-set. These are the qualities which define a successful payroll practitioner in the modern workplace. The days when payroll was a ‘fallen into’ career, one which was discovered as someone worked their way up the ranks, are rapidly disappearing. Read More...
- Top tips for preventing payroll fraud
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners says that payroll fraud is the No. 1 source of accounting fraud and employee threat globally. It affects 27% of all businesses and lasts, on average, 36 months. Read More...
- Retirement advice for the sandwich generation
There is a name given to those who have spent their working years bringing up their children while caring for their ageing parents – the sandwich generation. This generation is juggling enormous personal responsibility alongside concerns about retirement and the fear that they have not saved enough. Read More...