Tag: compliance

As we journey through life – from our first jobs to marriage and children, retirement and planning your estate – it is essential to have a certified financial planner. They can guide us through every stage in life, helping us to save enough and leave a legacy for our loved ones.

The law on intoxicating substances in the workplace is clear. The Occupational Health and Safety Act places a strict obligation on employers to ensure that they do not allow entry to the workplace if an individual is intoxicated, whether under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The impact of COVID-19 spanned many facets of the business world. The policies and controls that prevent an auditing firm from taking on the ‘wrong’ clients or kind of work fall under our Quality and Risk Management (QRM) function, and the pandemic was able to teach us many valuable lessons about compliance in this regard.

Data management has traditionally not been high on the priority list for South African organisations, often seen as an afterthought and a grudge purchase. As the threat of ransomware has grown, this attitude is beginning to change.

Businesses are increasingly moving to the cloud, not only to survive potential business disruptions, but to take advantage of the scalability, remote work enablement and cost efficiencies. Their investments into the cloud will help them refine and reimagine their digital strategies with an eye on remote productivity, sustainability, and security.

With the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, complaints to us came thick and fast – and cases were closed without undue delay. In the 2021-2022 financial year under review, we received 8,858 new complaints, an increase of 26% compared to the previous year when the COVID-19 level 4 and 5 lockdowns were implemented.

Picture this: It’s Black Friday and it’s time to take advantage of the massive sale on your favourite online shop. You’ve been receiving emails all month in the run-up to the day and you’ve bookmarked several items that you just have to have – and their prices for one day only are ridiculously low. You open the browser, head to the store and….

Accounting is in a very exciting space. Access to modern technology has been changing the profession for several decades already. But today, it stands at a crossroads that shapes accounting's future - a break away from the routine capturing, recording and presentation of historical data.

Sabinet introduces an integrated solution for streamlined access to Financial Regulatory Instruments as issued by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).

When one thinks of remuneration data, one tends to think of payroll data specifically. This article aims to broaden thinking about a bigger pool of data that could be a critical strategic tool for people managers and business leaders in the future.