Pension Justice

NPC specialising in pension fund law, striving to simplify, educate and litigate for the benefit of employees and beneficiaries. Picture: T.U.R.P (1989)

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

Good to see more attention on defaulting employers not paying their employees’ monthly pensions @SiyamtandaCapa https://t.co/GJvFL4LQkD

[SABC News Radio @SABCNews_Radio]

[LISTEN] Former employees of the South African Post Office picket outside of the entity's headquarters, in Pretoria, over SAPO's failure to pay into the retirement funds of staff for 3 years.

🔗https://t.co/mZTwX0BpF7

#UpdateAtNoon #SABCNews

[Constitutional Court @ConCourtSA]

(1/2) Judgment on Wednesday, 2 August 2023: The Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 does not permit a pension fund to apply an amended pension fund rule that has a retrospective effect,

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

Our directors supported the retired employee for the amicus @IRFAfrica.Our summary of the case: https://t.co/0dsM1ly3Hc
Retroactivity surely violates the rule of law in these cases? (Not to rule out retroactivity where principles of natural justice need to be applied.)

[Constitutional Court @ConCourtSA]

(1/2) Judgment to be handed down on Wednesday, 2 August 2023 at 09h15: Is a pension fund permitted, in terms of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956, to amend a pension fund rule with retrospective effect and apply the amended rule to a member’s benefit claim,

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

@SECTION27news @SJDStevenson Brilliant lawyer, brilliant news!

[SECTION27 @SECTION27news]

We are thrilled to announce that @SJDStevenson has been appointed as the new Executive Director of SECTION27!

With over a decade of experience as a human rights lawyer and #activist, Sasha's leadership will drive our mission forward.

Read here: https://t.co/LLzszrq4gk

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Join Black Sash!

We are recruiting a Resource Mobilisation Officer, see below for details!

https://t.co/fW4oEMpRaQ

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

The shift to the new two-pot system captures government, @TreasuryRSA and trade unions the usual catch 22:

Should workers be poor while they work or should they be poor when they die?

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

Last week(end) we submitted some thoughts on the Pension Laws Amendment Bill and the proposed two-pot system.

Is the system a case of pre-election populism?
Will it undermine long-term savings benefits that SA courts and foreign jurisdictions have consistently favoured?

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

this is after Supreme Court of Appeal blasted post office last year for not paying contributions: https://t.co/dMCEXxEGQr

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

https://t.co/CGMUpfFI0s Post office going under business rescue now? When will workers’ pension contributions be paid?? @GroundUp_News

[Ben Cronin @BenjaminACronin]

The civil service is understaffed in almost every sphere relative to the demands placed on it - this false narrative of a bloated state is simply factually wrong.

https://t.co/B64xh7HqNe

[Special Investigating Unit (SIU) @RSASIU]

#SIUWorkingForYou| In terms of the SIU Act, the SIU is empowered to take civil action to correct any wrongdoing it uncovers in its investigations. Here are matters that are before the Special Tribunal this month.

[SAMWU | SA Municipal Workers’ Union @SAMWUnion]

In the early hours of 1 May 2003, workers from Sol Plaatje Local Municipality in the Northern Cape were travelling to Qwaqwa for May Day celebrations. 51 workers downed in the river after the bus plunged into the river. Only 12 workers survived the tragedy.

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

@karynmaughan Francis Ford Coppola made a movie about this. It was called The Godfather II, and the subject was an attempted Senate inquiry into mafia crimes. Finding these movies more useful, but less entertaining these days.

[Neesa Moodley @neesasez]

More information comes to light re the PIC/Ayo dodgy deal and a settlement that was not signed off....#pic #ayo #GEPF #pensioners

[Women on Farms Project @Women_On_Farms]

New job opportunity at WFP! All applications should be emailed to [email protected]

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

At the same time, hourly wages are so low under the Minimum Wage Act and collective agreements that workers are begging for more working hours just to make ends meet.

Between Oxford University and corporate law firms, maybe someone should talk to the workers?

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

South African workers work among the longest hours in the world.They also have longest commutes, wake up the earliest,walk long distances...and @BusinessTechSA is quoting a law firm with expertise representing employers on why working hours can't change.

https://t.co/xrVegNljvn

[Pension Justice @PensionJustice_]

South African workers work among the longest hours in the world.They also have longest commutes, wake up the earliest,walk long distances...and @BusinessTechSA is quoting a law firm with expertise representing employers on why working hours can't change.

https://t.co/xrVegNljvn

[GroundUp @GroundUp_News]

When you have to borrow R100 to get to a post office to draw your R800 salary https://t.co/AIEvGuwkuh @black_sash @officialsassa @postofficesa