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Thursday, August 14, 2014

New fines for contravening the EE Act:

Maximum permissible fines that may be imposed for contravening the act

 

Previous Contravention
Contravention of any Provision
of Sections 16 (read
with 17), 19, [20, 21,] 22, 24,
25, 26 and [23] 43(2)
Contravention of any
Provision of Sections
20, 21, 23 and 44(b)
 
Old Amount
New Amount
 
No previous contravention
R 500 000
R 1 500 000
The greater of
R 1 500 000 or 2% of
the employer’s turnover
A previous contravention in respect of the same provision
R 600 000
R 1 800 000
The greater of
R 1 800 000 or 4% of
the employer’s turnover
A previous contravention within the previous 12 months or two previous
contraventions in respect of the same provision within three years
R 700 000
R 2 100 000
The greater of
R 2 100 000 or 6% of
the employer’s turnover
Three previous contraventions
in respect of the same
provision within three years
R 800 000
R 2 400 000
The greater of
R 2 400 000 or 8% of
the employer’s turnover
Four previous contraventions
in respect of the same provision
within three years
R 900 000
R 2 700 000
The greater of
R 2 700 000 or 10% of
the employer’s turnover’’.

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