Robert Nowicki

Rob Nowicki has been involved in the design, development and management of Payroll, HR and Personal Tax systems for well over forty years, both locally and internationally. He was a founder of one of the first PC based Payroll / HR applications in South Africa and also pioneered the concept of cloud- based Payroll, HR and tax services, with the launch of PSIberWORKS and MyTax (later becoming SARS e-Filing) in the early 2000’s. His extensive knowledge of employee-related payroll and tax matters, and his ability to convey these, often complicated subjects, in a relaxed and easy to understand manner, has made him a popular speaker at seminars and conferences.

At these upcoming seminars Rob will be unpacking the 2025 Budget Speech with specific emphasis on:

• its implications for payroll systems in general;
• its impact on day-to-day payroll practices and what’s needed to ensure employers remain compliant;
• how employees will be affected from a “take home” pay perspective.

More importantly he will demonstrate practically how these legislative changes will impact employers from a compliance perspective and how employees’ earnings and take home pay will be impacted.

Rob will also be dealing with some common payroll challenges that have faced the payroll profession during the past year and how to deal with them in order to stay compliant, as “getting it wrong” can often lead to costly consequences.

Rob will highlight several important amendments that were made during the past year and the emerging tax and legislative challenges facing payroll practitioners.  Additional topics on Rob’s agenda, include:

• The Two Pot Retirement system implemented in September 2024 – implications for employers, employers and payroll systems, and the unintended consequences.
• The latest updates on recent SARS initiatives – new processes and legislative updates, and their resulting challenges.
• Other recent legislative headaches:

• • • UIF and their system issues – what’s next ? 
    • Ongoing COIDA audits, issues and resolutions.
    • National Minimum Wage – some new thinking.
    • ETI – new changes recently implemented.