Return of Earnings (WCC/ COIDA)

**ERROL LOMBARD** · 27-Mar-12, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dave A

I've just had an email forwarded to me - the source looks genuine enough:

Progress it seems

Has anyone else received this notification?

No, still nothing received that will justify any waiver of a potential penalty. I must mention that a staff member gave me the same response after a telephone conversation with the department. No call reference number was issued but we were informed that extension was granted till the end of May. The lack of documentary proof was the reason why I logged on to find out what other members are experiencing. I scrutinised the department's website for confirmation but could not find any official announcement. They have given us the new reference number but I still do not have any ease of mind. Please keep the document you have received in a safe in case all of us may need a copy. Thanks for sharing.....

**Dave A** · 26-Mar-12, 07:27 PM

Yep - looking good for this year's return.

We've still got those penalties raised on last year's returns, and the assessments that were only posted after the payment due date to get dealt with.

**Sue vz** · 28-Mar-12, 10:30 AM

Hi - Firstly thank you for this thread - while searching for info this morning on the Return of Earnings I came across this site and it was helpful. Thought I would register with your forum and give you all a quick update.

If you call the compensation fund Call Centre on 0860105350 there is an automatic voice advising that the deadline for returns has been moved to 31st May and that forms will be posted from the 2nd April (they do apologise for any incovenience).

Regards
Sue

**Calcha-Charmaine** · 20-Apr-12, 06:51 PM

Hi Dave,

Sorry for the late reply to your question. At times a personal visit to their offices is required.
What we do differently is, we have spent quite a number of years dealing with their offices and researched their procedures. I have been extremely fortunate to also have been allowed to visit their Head Office, it's one heap of documents on top of another heap of documents. We also have people that we deal with directly and only have to make minimal use of the Call Centre, it also helps when you able to deal with people who are trying to make a difference to the image portrayed by many other staff which is in negative fashion.

Hope that answers your question, our clients are also our top priority and so is their compliance.

**Mike C** · 21-Apr-12, 07:49 AM

Hi Charm - It's great that you are able to do this kind of thing for your clients (presumably you charge them a fee) - but there seems to be something fundamentally wrong with having to do pay a third party to do something that should be straight-forward and required by law.

Please understand that I am not getting a dig-in at you. I think that you are doing a good thing. I just get disgruntled at not being able to do the stuff that we are told we HAVE TO do, and then get penalised for no fault of our own.

**sandyb** · 04-May-12, 07:21 PM

Okay, it's the 1st week of May - has anybody received their return in the post?

**Mike C** · 05-May-12, 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by sandyb

Okay, it's the 1st week of May - has anybody received their return in the post?

Nope - nothing in my postbox!

**suefenton** · 05-May-12, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by sandyb

Okay, it's the 1st week of May - has anybody received their return in the post?

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

**Dave A** · 05-May-12, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by suefenton

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...

**Calcha-Charmaine** · 10-May-12, 04:40 PM

Hi Mike,

Thank you that you think our services are a great thing. I think it's obvious that there is a fee attached to our services, but in general I also feel that it is wrong that Employers have to seek out external assistance regarding their COIDA accounts and so forth, but at the end of the day we manage a headache that most of you are complaining about, and I fully agree this should be a straight forward process as it is a legal requirement.

I have had many people take a dig-in at us, as you so elegantly put it

so yeah no worries in that department at all.

if you would like more info, please e mail me charmaine@calcha.za.org

gotta run, busy times!