ANSWERS MEMO FOR CAA2601
ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 2 2023
MODULE CODE: CAA2601
DATE:26 JULY 2023
QUESTION 1
1.1
Basic Conditions of Employment Act Unemployment Insurance Fund(UIF)
• The Act therefore tries to balance this • The purpose of the Act
inequality and formulates certain rights for is to protect contributors against loss of
employees income during periods of illness or
pregnancy or in the event of termination of
service.
The Act lays down the maximum weekly • The Act forces the employer register
working hours and their spread for employees who qualify with an
employers and regulates matters such as unemployment fund and
mealtimes and overtime. It also provides for make monthly payments to the fund. A part
ordinary leave and sick leave and contains of
provisions on the termination of service these payments is recovered from the
employees
and the employer contributes the same
amount.
• The Act stipulates that an employer must • In order to comply with the Act, employers
keep records such as (Farmers) have to fulfil the following
❖ time worked by each employee; administrative duties:
❖ the remuneration paid to each ❖ inform the Director-General of the details
employee and other particulars as of their business and supply the details
may be prescribed. of their employees;
❖ deduct the employees' contributions and
pay those contributions, together with
their equal contributions, into an
unemployment fund;
❖ ensure that each employee has a report
, card, and they must keep a record of the
cards
❖ keep all the necessary documentation as
stipulated in the Workmen's
Compensation Act.
1.2 • Computers are used for keeping all types of records, such as financial records,
personnel records and records regarding livestock and farming practices.
• Computers reflect information in processed form so that management decisions can
be made more easily.
• Computers can provide information in historical form, indicate trends and even project
future trends.
• Computers can be used for controlling the environment in greenhouses.
• Computers can provide information to management for strategic planning.
• Computers can be used to prepare financial budgets, to plan farm activities such as
irrigation and fertilisation, and to determine gestation periods of animals.
• Computers can be used for sharing information through e-mail and the internet.
• Computers can be used for the forecasting of crop yields.
• Computers can be used to create labelling for agricultural products.
• Computers can be used to control the feeding of animals through sensors placed
around their necks or in their stomachs.
1.3 AgriMilk programme
The AgriMilk programme is comprehensive and includes many aspects of the physical
recordkeeping carried out on a dairy farm. It takes time to master the program, and we
will not look at all the aspects of the program in this course.
Description of the program
The menu system is functional and the choices available are well described. Apart from
the message line at the bottom of the window, which appears when necessary, the user
can activate a help screen and choose a specific menu option. As with any stock
program, a variety of information is maintained for each animal. Numerous data fields
are compiled for each animal and, as a result, data capture must be done very carefully.
Farmers can decide which fields to complete, although certain fields are compulsory.
Recording medical details is very easy since the program is set up by compiling tables
that contain details about every illness and treatment. When an individual animal’s
ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 2 2023
MODULE CODE: CAA2601
DATE:26 JULY 2023
QUESTION 1
1.1
Basic Conditions of Employment Act Unemployment Insurance Fund(UIF)
• The Act therefore tries to balance this • The purpose of the Act
inequality and formulates certain rights for is to protect contributors against loss of
employees income during periods of illness or
pregnancy or in the event of termination of
service.
The Act lays down the maximum weekly • The Act forces the employer register
working hours and their spread for employees who qualify with an
employers and regulates matters such as unemployment fund and
mealtimes and overtime. It also provides for make monthly payments to the fund. A part
ordinary leave and sick leave and contains of
provisions on the termination of service these payments is recovered from the
employees
and the employer contributes the same
amount.
• The Act stipulates that an employer must • In order to comply with the Act, employers
keep records such as (Farmers) have to fulfil the following
❖ time worked by each employee; administrative duties:
❖ the remuneration paid to each ❖ inform the Director-General of the details
employee and other particulars as of their business and supply the details
may be prescribed. of their employees;
❖ deduct the employees' contributions and
pay those contributions, together with
their equal contributions, into an
unemployment fund;
❖ ensure that each employee has a report
, card, and they must keep a record of the
cards
❖ keep all the necessary documentation as
stipulated in the Workmen's
Compensation Act.
1.2 • Computers are used for keeping all types of records, such as financial records,
personnel records and records regarding livestock and farming practices.
• Computers reflect information in processed form so that management decisions can
be made more easily.
• Computers can provide information in historical form, indicate trends and even project
future trends.
• Computers can be used for controlling the environment in greenhouses.
• Computers can provide information to management for strategic planning.
• Computers can be used to prepare financial budgets, to plan farm activities such as
irrigation and fertilisation, and to determine gestation periods of animals.
• Computers can be used for sharing information through e-mail and the internet.
• Computers can be used for the forecasting of crop yields.
• Computers can be used to create labelling for agricultural products.
• Computers can be used to control the feeding of animals through sensors placed
around their necks or in their stomachs.
1.3 AgriMilk programme
The AgriMilk programme is comprehensive and includes many aspects of the physical
recordkeeping carried out on a dairy farm. It takes time to master the program, and we
will not look at all the aspects of the program in this course.
Description of the program
The menu system is functional and the choices available are well described. Apart from
the message line at the bottom of the window, which appears when necessary, the user
can activate a help screen and choose a specific menu option. As with any stock
program, a variety of information is maintained for each animal. Numerous data fields
are compiled for each animal and, as a result, data capture must be done very carefully.
Farmers can decide which fields to complete, although certain fields are compulsory.
Recording medical details is very easy since the program is set up by compiling tables
that contain details about every illness and treatment. When an individual animal’s
