Find attached employee timesheet templates for daily, weekly and monthly time records, designed for all employees to keep track of hours worked by your staff.

Are emolument attachment orders (EAO) - also known as 'garnishee orders' still enforceable and what should employers do?

While trends world-wide indicate that more small and medium businesses are relying on payroll outsourcing solutions, Anton van Heerden, MD of Softline VIP, a leader in the provision of HR, payroll and tax software, says that the concept remains misunderstood in South Africa.

Many small businesses do not have a dedicated Human Resource manager or an in-house accountant. This, and the administrative headache that goes with the payroll process, makes it a business function that is most often outsourced. There is, however, some 'homework' you need to do before you outsource your payroll.

Smaller businesses often find it too difficult, time-consuming or unnecessary to comply with labour legislation relating to their employees. Whether you have 1, 10 or 100 employees, you are legally obliged to adhere to certain laws and this includes the issuing of pay slips

To assist employers, tax professionals and companies to meet their tax commitments, SARS has made available a free software package called e@syFile, which can be downloaded from the SARS website or collected on CD from any SARS office. The e@syFile software has been created and provided in an attempt to ensure greater accuracy and allow all IRP5, IT3 (a) and EMP501 returns to be submitted electronically or on a CD delivered to a SARS office. It is also aimed to encourage small business to move from manual to automated payroll systems.

Pay-day is probably the best day of the month for your employees, and the most stressful for you; not only because there's money going out of your business, but because of the administration and pressure to comply with all the tax legislation involved. Using payroll software is a good solution, but how do you choose which package is best for your business.