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UIF & Maternity Leave: an employers guide

When an employee goes on maternity leave, it’s not just about giving her time off — it’s about making sure she receives the UIF benefits she’s entitled to. At GoSmartHR, we’ve simplified the UIF maternity process to help employers like you stay compliant and supportive. Can Employees Claim UIF if They Receive Partial Pay? Yes!

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Travel Claims and SARS

Have you ever logged into your eFiling profile, excited to get a nice refund from SARS—only to discover that your travel claim can’t be submitted? Frustrating, right? Let’s unpack a real-world scenario and explain exactly why this happens, how SARS views travel reimbursements, and what you (or your payroll team) can do differently next year.

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Beyond the Fear: Navigating Seamless HR and Payroll System Transitions

The Inevitable Evolution and the Hidden Anxiety In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, staying competitive often means embracing technological advancements. For human resources and finance departments, this frequently translates to considering an upgrade or complete overhaul of existing HR and payroll systems. While the promise of enhanced efficiency, streamlined processes, and robust reporting is enticing,

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The Essential Connection: Performance and Employee Well-being

In today’s fast-paced work world, organizations are realizing that top performance isn’t just about relentless pressure—it’s about balance. A growing body of research and HR best practices clearly shows that performance management and employee well-being are two sides of the same coin. When companies invest in employee well-being, they see measurable improvements in productivity, engagement,

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Streamline Employee Expense Claims with GoSmartHR: A Smarter Solution

TL;DR Managing employee expense claims is traditionally slow, error-prone, and frustrating. GoSmartHR streamlines the process with mobile submissions, automated approvals, real-time tracking, fraud prevention, and payroll integration — making expense management faster, more accurate, and more employee-friendly. Managing employee expense claims can be a daunting task for businesses of all sizes. Traditional expense claim systems

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Human Capital Management: Maximising the Value of Your Workforce

Human capital management (HCM) is essential to achieving business success. HCM is a strategic approach to managing the people who make up an organisation and ensuring they contribute to the company’s goals and objectives. In this article, we’ll explore the different aspects of HCM, how it can benefit your organisation, and how you can implement

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Where does payroll fit within an organisation?

Most business owners will agree that one of the biggest challenges when it comes to payroll, is agreeing on which should take the responsibility for it. So where does payroll fit within an organisation? The first aspect you need to take into account when you are determining how to manage payroll for your business is

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