LSB2605 Legal Aspects of Small Businesses Semesters 1 and 2 ASSIGNMENTS.

LSB2605 Legal Aspects of Small Businesses Semesters 1 and 2 ASSIGNMENTS. INTRODUCTION Welcome to this module. We hope that you will find it both interesting and rewarding. We shall do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do the assignments properly. You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester. A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. Right from the start, we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as the information they contain is always important and sometimes urgent. This tutorial letter contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, completing the assignments, preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers. In this tutorial letter, you will find the assignments as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. It also provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and other resources, and how to obtain them. Please study this information carefully. Make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible. Please read Tutorial Letter 301 in combination with this tutorial letter, as it contains important general information on studying at a distance and studying within a particular College. Please remember that this is a second-year semester module which carries 12 credits. This means that you need to spend 10 hours per week on this module. A semester is 12 weeks long and you therefore have 120 hours in which to study for this module. The last three or four weeks of the semester should be reserved for revision. We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best. 2 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION STATEMENT As part of this tutorial letter, we wish to inform you that Unisa has implemented a transformation charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In response to this charter, we have also placed curriculum transformation high on the agenda. For your information, curriculum transformation includes the following pillars: student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and philosophies. These pillars and their principles will be integrated at both the programme and module levels, as a phased-in approach. You will notice the implementation thereof in your modules, and we encourage you to fully embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa. 3 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES 3.1 Purpose The aim of this module is to enable students to gain a sound knowledge of, as well as skills and applied competencies, in the legal principles relating to running a small business. In addition, the module will also cover the legal principles relating to the employment relationship, matters relating to income tax, and the types of business that need to be licensed in order to operate. 4 This module will be useful to persons who are currently (or wish to be) employed as paralegals at community-based organisations or who are employed to assist attorneys with legal work. 3.2 Outcomes After passing this module, you should be able to advice people, who wish to start their own business, on the registration requirements and on the processes that have to be undertaken by employers in respect of employees’ tax, skills development levies, contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Fund, occupational health and safety, and compensation for occupational injuries and diseases. You will also be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of how the employment relationship is regulated, apply the legal principles and processes prescribed by the Income Tax Act, and administer provisional tax in small businesses. Furthermore, the module aims to equip you with a knowledge and understanding of small-business licensing. 4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS 4.1 Lecturer(s) All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature, but are about the content of this module, should be directed to us. The following are the lecturers for this module: NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Ms Z Mabe Mr RM Shay Mr R Van Niekerk For administrative matters contact: Puseletso Mofokeng Building and office number: Cas Van Vuuren 6-94 E-mail address: Telephone number : Our fax number is . You can also contact us by sending a letter to: The Module Leader (LSB2605) Department of Mercantile Law PO Box 392 Unisa 0003 You are welcome to visit us to discuss any queries about or problems with the contents of this module. However, please make an appointment beforehand, otherwise you run the risk that the lecturer may not be available to see you. Our offices are situated in the Cas van Vuuren Building, Main Campus, Muckleneuk Ridge, Pretoria. PLEASE NOTE: Letters to lecturers may not be enclosed with or inserted into assignments. LSB2605/101/3/2021 5 4.2 Department The general number for the Department of Mercantile Law is . Please have your tutorial material with you when you contact us by telephone 4.3 University • Unisa website: & • All study-related information is now available on the new Unisa corporate website in both web and mobi formats. • myUnisa: your own information via the myUnisa website or the mobi site. • E-mail: You may send an e-mail to for information on how to contact Unisa via e-mail. SMS (32695 – only for students in South Africa). You may send an SMS to 32695 for more information on how to contact Unisa via SMS. You will receive an automatic response SMS with various SMS options. The cost per SMS is R1,00. • Fax () Enquiries can be faxed to , after which they will be distributed to, and processed, by the relevant department. If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the content of this module, please consult the publication my STUDY@UNISA, which you received with your study material. This booklet contains information on how to contact the University (e.g. to whom you can write regarding different queries, important telephone and fax numbers, addresses, and details of the times certain facilities are open). Always have your student number at hand when you contact the University. 5 RESOURCES 5.1 Prescribed book(s) There are no prescribed textbooks for this module. 5.2 Recommended book(s) There are no recommended books for this module. 5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) There are no e-reserves for this module. 5.4 Library services and resources The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources: • For detailed Library information, go to • For research support and services (eg personal librarians and literature search services), go to 6 • The Library has created numerous Library guides: