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Remote working in South Africa: The tax and employment law implications

1 Sep 2023 11:10 Minutes Podcast
Remote working in South Africa: The tax and employment law implications

Remote working in South Africa: The tax and employment law implications

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Remote working in South Africa: The tax and employment law implications

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Puleng Mothabeng, Associate in the Tax & Exchange Control practice and JJ van der Walt, senior Associate in the Employment Law practice discuss a proposed tax amendment which may affect foreign companies that contract the services of persons working in South Africa and, set out some of the possible implications of this proposed amendments for relevant employers and employees

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