President Ramaphosa believes that the growth of our economy will be sustained by small businesses. How can corporate South Africa help SMME’s to overcome the challenges that they face, including the provision of crucial benefits for employees in this vital sector? The cash flow strain of...
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Advocate Matome Thulare as an Independent Consultant to Salt EB. Working in the key Legal, Risk and Compliance arena, Matome will help us to enhance operational efficiencies while improving the skill sets of our company. We are...
The launch of the first ROOtZ in Philippi Village was welcomed by the community and stakeholders in equipping and developing the youth with skills and career guidance in a safe and enabling environment. Please visit the Cape Argus / IOL link for the media article. ...
Meeting our Transport Sector Road Freight members. Our fund training roadshow took us to Mpumalanga to meet with our Transport Sector Road Freight members. The team filled the members in on how to make use of - and benefit from - the revolutionary Counselor Benefit app,...
Training members on funds and benefits. Did you know that only 3% of South Africans have sufficient pension savings to live comfortably off them in retirement? Our goal at SALT EB is to put the power in the hands of our members, with all the information...
Convenient "mobile offices". Our mobile team of employee benefit educators travel far and wide to meet our fund members where they are, in whichever way is most convenient for them. Much of this is made possible by our "mobile offices" – vans that are fitted with...
Listening to members "Working in the field is not always easy. The people we meet, including fund members, union officials, and even employers are at times angry and suspicious of us. In those moments, the key is to just listen, listen, and listen some more about...
“Our roadshow programmes are so important because the number one challenge we encounter is a lack of knowledge about how the funds operate and what rights and benefits the members are entitled to. Very often the workers have not had time to read through informational...
Following changes to the Insurance Act, the definition of ‘beneficiary’ has been amended and employees may no longer determine beneficiaries in the absence of a Nomination of Beneficiary Form for Unapproved Group Life and Funeral Benefits. It is therefore important for members to complete a Nomination of Beneficiary...
Salt EB’s culture is based on Going The Extra Smile, quite refreshing for a serious but very human player in South Africa’s pension fund administration sector. Salt EB has 620 000 members, processes 15 000 claims on average each month, and about 35 000 queries are resolved by its...