WE SERVE THE NEEDS OF MEMBERS
Cofesa render tailored Human Resources and Industrial Relations services to employers to comply with complex and inflexible labour legislation including disciplinary hearings, litigation, all types of employment contracts, BBBEE, compliance with Health and Safety Regulations, Employment Equity and Skills Reporting, Payroll Services and recruitment and placement. We also present training courses.
Our large panel of specialists is available at all times to assist you in navigating through the complexities of workplace challenges.
SERVICES THAT COFESA OFFERS
HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
As a member of Cofesa, you have ready access to our staff of professionals. We routinely handle calls, requests, and problems on all matters dealing with employer/employee relations. We will promptly answer your question. Where else can you as the employer call to receive reliable assistance without the pressure of a “time meter?”
Cofesa 24hr Helpline
When you need help answering the tough questions or tackling time-consuming projects, Cofesa has you covered. Our experts in Industrial Relations can meet your needs today. From two-person companies to corporations with thousands of employees, our members come in all different sizes and represent a broad spectrum of industries including manufacturing, engineering, agriculture, automotive, hospitality, educational institutions, and more. More than 3000 organizations are members of Cofesa. We are humbled to say that many of them have been with us for more than 10 years.
Cofesa will assist and support you with:

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
Cofesa assists members to comply and submit employment equity reports, structuring committees and comply with Skills Development requirements.

PAYROLL
The prime purpose of payroll processing is to ensure that employees are paid accurately, on time every time.
Simple? Not so – even if you employ only one employee – you now have a payroll processing function added to the many other things that are required to run a successful business.
The Payroll Processing function in any business is no longer just a matter of paying an amount into an employee’s bank account at the end of each pay period. Employers now have a host of functions associated with the paying of employees, ensuring compliance with:
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Payroll Maintenance
- Monthly payslips
- Leave maintenance
- Pay slips will be emailed directly to employees or directly to the client for distribution
Pay slips can be purchased for clients who prefer printed pay slips - Annual IRP5’s
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Legislative Requirements
- Monthly EMP201 submissions
- Bi-annual EMP501 submission
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Monthly Reports
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Annual Reports
All of the above erode into time required to run a core business – let Cofesa handle your core business – Payroll Processing!

The Cofesa recruitment department offers the following services
The above will contain the Interview(s) results with regards to
- Behavioral observations
- Job knowledge and experience level
- Strengths, weaknesses, investment potential, etc.
- Employment risk assessment/risk analysis report
- Reference feedback
- Recruiters recommendations and conclusion
All the above to be provided to you as the client in the form of
- Graphs/charts
- Quantity and quality based data
This will enable you to make a comfortable final decision with regards to all your recruitment/employment practices in your company.

How can we assist you?
Cofesa can assist your organisation to achieve POPIA and other privacy regulations (such as GDPR) compliance.
We also assist in the implementation of ISO/IEC 27001 standard.