Preparing for Shut Down

Providing guidance to businesses in preparation for the annual shut – down period

The end of the year brings with it the complicated task of processing the leave entitlement and leave benefits of employees, including the calculation of leave pay and leave enhancement pay. Understanding and applying the complex rules and legislation governing these calculations may prove to be daunting for Pay Roll and Human Resources staff.

SAEFA, in association with Gordon Angus and Associates, offers a half-day workshop to guide businesses through the processes to be followed in preparation for the end of the year. This includes the intricacies involved with annual leave and the calculation of leave pay, leave enhancement pay and shift accumulation benefit.

Topics covered:

Rules governing annual leave

– The Basic Conditions of Employment act versus the Settlement Agreement.
– The “leave cycle”.
– When may leave be taken by an employee?
– Accrual of annual leave.
– Calculating the accrual of annual leave.
– Implications of the Shut Down on employees who have exhausted all leave.

The annual shutdown period

– Date to be determined by Management.
– Clause 16 of the Settlement Agreement.

Rules governing leave pay and leave enhancement pay (aka bonuses)

– The Basic Conditions of Employment act versus the Settlement Agreement.

The calculation of leave pay and leave enhancement pay (aka bonuses)

– The effect of public holidays.
– Calculating leave pay.
– Calculating leave enhancement pay.

Shifts Accumulation

– Calculating the total number of shifts that may be worked in a year.
– 5 day working week versus 6 day working week.

Presenter

The course will be facilitated by Gordon Angus, Executive Director of SAEFA and Director of GA& and Gia Freese, Associate at GA&A. Between them, they have 30 years’ experience in industrial relations and have trained and guided many companies in the implementation of effective discipline and are vastly experienced in chairing disciplinary enquiries and resolving disputes at the CCMA and bargaining councils.

Date and Venue

Wednesday, 18 November 2026
14h00 – 16h00
Online via MS Teams
(No MS Teams app required to participate)