Return of Earnings (WCC/ COIDA)

[Dave A]

Still nothing, what must we do? I'm so stressed about this.

Don't let it get to you

I think we just need to keep exposing the issue. They've got away with murder up to now and business has been paying the penalties because their (lack of) performance wasn't being exposed. Not so easy for them to get away with it when there's increased awareness...

[Mike C]

Got to keep this thread alive!

Phoned again today ... same message saying the deadline has been extended to end of May ... together with a kind reminder to submit the return in time to avoid penalties.

No way to get to talk to anyone about it!

[Frontierlab]

Hi all, yes yes and yes. Still watching and waiting on 'post' to arrive so that we can do our civic duty and complete and return all forms on time but alas. Seems to me they intentionally 'post' the returns late so that we are forced to pay penalties. Why can't we just complete the damn stuff on-line - problem solved.

[Christel]

Hello,
We have contacted SAIPA with this query, as we have not received ANY of our 75 returns as at today's date... This is their resonse:

Thank you for contacting the Institute with your enquiry.

Please note that we have been in contact with the WCA office, and they still insist on the fact that they have dispatched the forms to the employers via the post, and that they are aware of the deadline approaching.

We are having a meeting with them on the 25^th May 2012, and hopefully we can get them to agree to a further extension as the forms were released late, if at all.

Kind Regards,

Luyanda Makhanya

Technical Team Administrator
Direct Line: (011) 207 7860

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS, SAIPA House, Howick Close, Waterfall Park, Vorna Valley, Midrand, 1686
PO Box 2407, Halfway House, 1685, South Africa · (T) 08611 SAIPA (72472)· (F) +27 (0)11 805 0105·mailto:info@saipa.co.za·www.saipa.co.za

I rest my case....

[DesOshea]

I have just sent a personal email to the Compensation Commissioner Mr Shadrack Mkhonto. I must say I was quite impressed with the service I received. My first call was answered almost immediately and I was given another number to call. My 2nd call I waited for 1 min and the girl was kind enough to give me both her and the Commissioner's email address. I just wish we could get the same service from WCC. Anyway in my email I asked the Commissioner to follow the link to THE FORUM to see the issues regarding late returns, penalties & interest. I also asked him how HE was going to resolve this matter.

(I just received a response from the Commissioner's office showing that my email was forwarded to someone else. I wonder if it is his secretary.???: I least SOMETHING is happening.)

[beatlexx]

I haven't received last year’s assessment back and also no new forms for this year. They don’t answer emails and the agent at the call desk just says I must wait for the documents to arrive.

Tried to register on this website http://roe.labour.gov.za/DolRoeWeb/index.html but it keeps asking for a Contract Acc. No. which I don’t have.
Where do I get this Contract Acc. No. ?

[Dave A]

Where'd you track down that URL, beatlexx?

BTW - whatever script was running there seems to have crashed.

[ChrisB]

I was at a IFRS update seminar yesterday. Of all the accountants not one have received the return. Neither have any of their clients.

[beatlexx]

Where'd you track down that URL, beatlexx?

BTW - whatever script was running there seems to have crashed.

I found the link on the Labour website http://www.labour.gov.za/. The link is under online services (Compensation Fund Return of Earnings Submissions), you register a DOL user account. Once logged in you can then linked a ROE to your business, but that is where it asks for a Contract Acc. No. I don't have that number only the old ref number.

But like you said this site seems to be down.

[jdg1868]

I haven't received my Return of Earnings.