The Act will now require companies to disclose several elements regarding the payment of its employees.
The Companies Amendment Act, which featured the Companies Amendment Bill and Companies Second Amendment Bill, now seek to offer more transparency when it comes to how much people earn, as well as how much public and state-owned companies choose to pay their employees. The remuneration report must be accompanied by the company’s remuneration policy and an implementation report that must set out in detail the total remuneration received by each director and prescribed officer, the Department of Employment and Labour pointed out.
“As a result, the work done by the Department of Employment and Labour to transform the labour market will be strengthened as the two pieces of law are complementing each other and will ensure more transparency from the employers,” the minister continued.